New Zealand v India 2008-09 / Features

The new, lethal Zaheer Khan

Apr 10, 2009: How India's spearhead has, over the last three seasons, transformed into a far more potent bowler than he used to be

Postcards from the Basin

Apr 9, 2009: History, airports, and more tea than you can shake a stick at

India in New Zealand 2009

Spin and partnerships turn it India's way

Apr 8, 2009: Stats review of the three-Test series between India and New Zealand

India in New Zealand 2008-09

Ryder's rise dulls the pain for New Zealand

Apr 8, 2009: Sidharth Monga rates the performances of New Zealand's players in the Tests against India

India - Marks out of ten

Gambhir's the best of 'em all

Apr 8, 2009: India won a Test series in New Zealand after 41 years. Cricinfo runs the rule over those who contributed to the memorable achievement overseas

India in New Zealand 2009

A job well done by professional India

Apr 8, 2009: The final Test of the series summed up where India and New Zealand stood vis-à-vis history and Test rankings. Sidharth Monga reviews the series

New Zealand v India, 3rd Test, Wellington, 3rd day

Hungry Gambhir wants more

Apr 5, 2009: Gautam Gambhir has been the most consistent Test batsman since he made his permanent comeback to the Indian team, in Sri Lanka last year. And dare we say, the best too, Shivnarine Chanderpaul excepting

New Zealand v India, 3rd Test, Wellington, 3rd day

Wily McCullum out-thinks Dravid

Apr 5, 2009: Plays of the day for day three of the third Test between New Zealand and India in Wellington

New Zealand v India, 3rd Test, Wellington, 2nd day

A bowler on a hunt

Apr 4, 2009: Zaheer Khan has the air of a man on the prowl. When on the field, his every step is measured. He saves his energy for the final act - the kill

Plays of the day

Munaf and O'Brien face off, and Tom tees off

Apr 4, 2009: Plays of the day for day two of the third Test between New Zealand and India in Wellington

New Zealand v India, 3rd Test, Wellington, 1st day

Wellington boys exploit the conditions

Apr 3, 2009: James Franklin and Iain O'Brien put pressure on India with testing spells

New Zealand v India, 3rd Test, Wellington, 1st day

Harbhajan rides his luck

Apr 3, 2009: Harbhajan Singh has scored five Test fifties since the start of 2008 and India have lost only one of those games. Four of those have come against Australia. Coming in at 204 for 6 today after a good start had been wasted on the first day of a series-decid

New Zealand v India, 3rd Test, Wellington, 1st day

Fascinating cricket

Apr 3, 2009: Down here at the Basin Reserve a wide swinging delivery in the fourth over was crashed over point for six; the fifty was brought up in the 10th over

New Zealand v India, 3rd Test, Wellington

Final Test, final frontier

Apr 2, 2009: It has been 42 days since India arrived in Christchurch - on February 20, exactly 41 years to the day they first won a Test in New Zealand - to set right what they believed was an aberration

New Zealand v India, 3rd Test, Wellington

India's least favourite venue

Apr 1, 2009: India have lost the last four times they've turned up for a Test at the Basin Reserve, and some of their heaviest defeats against New Zealand have been at this ground

Twenty20: an earthly odyssey

Apr 1, 2009: The shortest format has well and truly come into its own and can no longer be sneered at

New Zealand v India, 2nd Test, Napier, 5th day

New Zealand lose perfect home record

Mar 30, 2009: Stats highlights from the second Test between New Zealand and India, which ended in a high-scoring draw in Napier

New Zealand v India, 2nd Test, Napier, 5th day

Assured Laxman walks the talk

Mar 30, 2009: There is such assurance and positivity about whatever Laxman does

Same Eden, different ground

Mar 30, 2009: A history lesson from Auckland, the Naked Bus, and Munaf goes native

New Zealand v India, 2nd Test, Napier, 4th day

A big moment for 'little' Gambhir

Mar 29, 2009: The Napier Test has not yet been saved, but Gambhir has been instrumental in India taking that big step towards doing it, and he has made sure he is there to try and take the final steps as well