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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Harbhajan Singh has said the main reason why India have been able to build on the winning momentum in the recent past is that the players are no more insecure about their place in the side https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/100900/100904.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/399224.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/399224.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-399224 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sachin Tendulkar has praised India's coach Gary Kirsten for his role in the team's first Test series win in New Zealand for more than 41 years https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/92600/92640.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/399182.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/399182.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-399182 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andy Moles, the New Zealand coach, has expressed his wish to join the selection panel, after initially turning down the role at the time of taking over in December https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/97700/97724.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/398945.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/398945.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-398945 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT On the last day - a gloomy one - of a tough season, New Zealand had a few bright spots to hang on to. Of course, the series had been lost the day they were bowled out for 197 at the Basin Reserve https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101700/101790.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/398703.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/398703.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-398703 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Wellington weather and a Ross Taylor century defied India as the third Test ended in a draw with New Zealand eight wickets down https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101700/101785.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/398634.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/398634.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-398634 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT No damp squib here with New Zealand wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum saying the team will want to bat out the final day at Wellington instead of rain helping them draw the match. "You can't pray for rain or you can't expect rain to get you out of the situati https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101700/101703.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/398557.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/398557.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-398557 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India ensured they would win their first Test series in New Zealand in 41 years - that probably hadn't been in doubt at the start of the day's play or from the time India bowled New Zealand out for 197 to get a lead of 182. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101700/101753.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/398552.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/398552.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-398552 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Plays of the fourth day of the third Test between New Zealand and India in Wellington https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101700/101756.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/398503.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/398503.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-398503 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A combination of bad light and an obdurate fifth-wicket partnership held up India's victory charge at the Basin Reserve after they had set New Zealand a target of 617 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101700/101746.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/398468.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/398468.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-398468 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It was like watching a Ranji Trophy knockout game. India had taken a huge first-innings lead, and went about batting New Zealand out of the game ruthlessly. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101600/101682.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/398410.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/398410.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-398410 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gautam Gambhir scored his second century of the series in successive matches to put India in a virtually invincible position in the Wellington Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101600/101685.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/398333.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/398333.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-398333 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Harbhajan Singh bowled an unbroken 23-over spell for 43 runs and bagged three wickets. All 23 overs were bowled into the wind. What more can the quick bowlers ask for https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/398280.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/398280.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-398280 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A magnificent display of fast bowling from Zaheer Khan, coupled with a spineless batting performance by the home team, put India well on course to a series-clinching victory after just two days of the Wellington Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101600/101623.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/398170.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/398170.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-398170 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former New Zealand great Richard Hadlee believes Sachin Tendulkar is the greatest batsman ever to grace the game. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101400/101488.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/398076.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/398076.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-398076 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the Day from the first day of the Wellington Test between New Zealand and India https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101400/101498.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/397984.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/397984.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-397984 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India's lower order batsmen rallied to ensure that they were not dismissed cheaply after being sent in on the first day of a crucial Wellington Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101400/101491.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/397923.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/397923.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-397923 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It's not too much of a surprise that New Zealand are prepared to risk going down 2-0 in an attempt to level the series at Wellington. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101300/101338.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/397795.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/397795.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-397795 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT On Friday, MS Dhoni (or perhaps Virender Sehwag) will lead his charges at the Basin Reserve in pursuit of a victory that would end a 41-year drought in New Zealand https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101100/101124.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/397763.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/397763.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-397763 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Glenn Turner feels India still lack the consistency expected of great teams when playing away from home https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101100/101129.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/397736.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/397736.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-397736 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gautam Gambhir's match-saving 137 in the second Test against New Zealand has impressed Kris Srikkanth, India's chairman of selectors https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101100/101196.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/397609.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/397609.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-397609 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Any team aspiring to be the best team in the world should visit the Basin Reserve in the first week of April https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101300/101352.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/397587.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/397587.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-397587 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tim Southee and Daniel Flynn have been recalled to New Zealand's squad for the third Test against India starting in Wellington on Friday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/100800/100886.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/397424.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/397424.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-397424 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Daniel Vettori was happy with his team's fightback, and praised his bowlers, but felt the pitch should have deteriorated much more on the last day https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101100/101197.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/397367.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/397367.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-397367 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The greatest test that Gautam Gambhir passed was not only to survive the fourth day, but to come back on the fifth and renew the battle with complete concentration https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101200/101247.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/397364.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/397364.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-397364 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the Day from the fifth day of the Napier Test between New Zealand and India https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101200/101246.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/397337.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/397337.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-397337 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India's batting efforts in the second innings, spanning 180 overs, ensured a draw and a 1-0 lead going to Wellington on Friday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101200/101249.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/397318.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/397318.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-397318 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT There is a resilience about this Indian team that makes people think twice before writing them off, and that quality came to the fore again on the fourth day in Napier https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101100/101189.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/397248.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/397248.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-397248 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andy Moles, the New Zealand coach, is optimistic of pulling off a series leveller on Monday in Napier despite his side picking up only one wicket on the fourth day https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101100/101193.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/397247.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/397247.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-397247 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the Day from the fourth day of the Napier Test between New Zealand and India https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101100/101194.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/397221.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/397221.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-397221 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gautam Gambhir's unbeaten 102 won't be released on a highlights DVD anytime soon, but it was an invaluable contribution to his team's cause https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101100/101190.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/397179.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/397179.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-397179 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rahul Dravid will be one ticked-off man today. He certainly didn't hide it. After playing almost flawlessly throughout, and making another Test century look a certainty, he threw it away with a careless shot to a part-timer, two overs before the new ball https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101100/101170.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/397151.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/397151.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-397151 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT For the third day running, on a very flat track, New Zealand stuck to their task and maintained control of this Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101100/101171.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/397086.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/397086.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-397086 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It's funny what runs on board can do. It may not have been comprehensive, but there was a reversal of roles here in Napier. It was India who dropped on to the defensive too early, spilled the catches and struggled to stay alert https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101100/101122.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/397016.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/397016.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-397016 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the day for day two two of the second Test between New Zealand and India in Napier https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101100/101100.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/396989.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/396989.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-396989 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT At stumps on the second day at McLean Park, the second Test between these two sides carried an ominously one-sided look https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101100/101118.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/396961.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/396961.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-396961 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It was lunch time and New Zealand had recovered from 23 for 3, but one man was not moving from his position to the right of the sightscreen. Mark Greatbatch didn't want to move because he was superstitious. His boys, Ross Taylor and Jesse Ryder, were doin https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101100/101103.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/396919.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/396919.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-396919 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT MS Dhoni, who missed the Napier Test because of a back spasm he sustained on the eve of the match, is likely to return for the Wellington Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101000/101099.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/396858.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/396858.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-396858 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the Day from the first day of the second Test between New Zealand and India in Napier https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101000/101089.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/396841.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/396841.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-396841 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ross Taylor battled his way to a third Test century and riding shotgun was Jesse Ryder, with his second century in as many games, as New Zealand rounded off what had started as a disastrous day to end in a comfortable position https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101000/101093.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/396785.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/396785.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-396785 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT One down with two to play, New Zealand have it all to do, while India have an opportunity to win their first Test series in that country in 41 years https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101000/101065.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/396701.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/396701.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-396701 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The groundsman at McLean Park, Phil Stoyanoff, has promised a typical Napier pitch, one on which lots of runs are scored https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/94900/94991.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/396674.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/396674.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-396674 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT When India came to New Zealand, the hosts were desperate to get the injured Kyle Mills back. He was their best and most experienced new-ball operator then https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/85100/85127.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/396587.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/396587.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-396587 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A fungus growth has forced curators at McLean Park to shift the pitch for the second Test between New Zealand and India so as to keep the affected areas outside the playing zone https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/101000/101020.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/396465.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/396465.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-396465 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Injured players Daniel Flynn and Iain O'Brien have been retained in the New Zealand squad for the second Test against India starting on March 26 in Napier https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/97400/97400.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/396455.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/396455.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-396455 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT If Munaf Patel goes through the series with the same intensity and results, the final block of this largely settled team could fall into place https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/396337.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/396337.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-396337 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andy Moles, New Zealand's coach, has vowed that in Napier India will face "a lot sterner examination than they did in the first Test match" https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/100400/100445.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/396300.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/396300.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-396300 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Daniel Vettori, the New Zealand captain, has criticised the team's showing and called for an improved performance in the second Test in Napier https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/396237.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/396237.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-396237 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In the end it didn't seem like it had been 33 years in coming. The Indian team hadn't lined up at the picket fence waiting for the winning runs nor did they rush onto the field to soak up what they hadn't experienced on several previous tours - a Test win https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/100700/100700.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/396213.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/396213.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-396213 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT One of the criticisms that Harbhajan Singh has had to live with is his performance overseas. After all, how many times had he won India a Test outside the subcontinent? One has to strain the mind to think of such instances. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/100800/100895.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/396202.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/396202.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-396202 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Harbhajan Singh took 6 for 63 - his best figures in New Zealand - to set up a ten-wicket win which gave India the first Test victory in 33 years in the country https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/100800/100890.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/396119.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/396119.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-396119 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sachin Tendulkar scored his 42nd Test century and gave Seddon Park a batting masterclass as India established a stranglehold on proceedings on the third day https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/100800/100821.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/395943.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/395943.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-395943 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT Andy Moles, the New Zealand coach, was not a happy man after his team had looked dispirited throughout the third day and faced a strong possibility of going down 1-0 in the series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/85100/85127.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/396035.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/396035.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-396035 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A low catch during the third day's play of Hamilton Test could create a controversy involving Sachin Tendulkar, who was "100% confident he had taken it" https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/100800/100830.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/396029.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/396029.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-396029 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the Day from the third day of the Hamilton Test between New Zealand and India https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/100800/100826.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/396000.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/396000.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-396000 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Half-centuries from Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar ensured that India made slow but steady progress on the second day and were only one run behind New Zealand when bad light stopped play at Seddon Park https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/100700/100747.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/395734.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/395734.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-395734 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:18 GMT Yusuf Pathan, the Indian allrounder, wasn't in the best of form during the New Zealand tour but said playing in unfamiliar conditions had been a learning experience https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/395891.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/395891.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-395891 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chris Martin, the New Zealand seamer, the New Zealand seamer, believes his performance on the second day has helped put his doubters at bay https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/395847.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/395847.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-395847 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rahul Dravid has carried his form from the Mohali Test before Christmas and the Indian domestic season on to New Zealand. He put India on the right track before missing out on what could have been his fifth century in his last seven first-class matches https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/395836.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/395836.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-395836 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India scored only 249 runs and lost only four wickets. But what the second day lacked in drama, it made up in intensity https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/100700/100757.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/395815.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/395815.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-395815 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Daniel Vettori can be an irritating tailender, robbing the game of all its momentum, playing little dab shots, with soft hands, and taking single after single. But he isn't. He gets to play very little for Northern Districts, his state side, given his int https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/100700/100712.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/395659.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/395659.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-395659 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the Day from the first day of the Hamilton Test between New Zealand and India from March 18 to 22, 2009 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/395623.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/395623.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-395623 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jesse Ryder and Daniel Vettori scored sparkling centuries and added 186 in 283 balls as New Zealand recovered from a precarious 60 for 6 to post 279 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/100700/100711.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/395584.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/395584.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-395584 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:04 GMT Mahendra Singh Dhoni's men created history over the last two weeks by winning their first ever one-day series in New Zealand, and another such opportunity lies ahead of them https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/100500/100522.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/395482.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/395482.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-395482 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The New Zealand board has declined an Indian broadcaster's request to start the Test in Hamilton at noon instead of the traditional 11am start. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/54800/54896.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/395463.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/395463.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-395463 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New Zealand will look to ride the momentum from a thumping win last night, and also the bounce the pitch offered, when they go into the Test series that begins this Wednesday https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/395277.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/395277.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-395277 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andy Moles, the New Zealand coach, has played down talks that the selectors hadn't wanted Chris Martin in the Test squad https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/395275.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/395275.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-395275 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Daniel Vettori on the fifth and final ODI in Auckland https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/395235.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/395235.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-395235 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the day for the fifth ODI between New Zealand and India in Auckland https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/395201.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/395201.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-395201 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A team in the doldrums after three comprehensive defeats sprung to life thanks to the all-round efforts of their most exciting and marketable young cricketer, Jesse Ryder. His miserly spell of 3 for 29 sunk India to a paltry 149, but it was his delightful https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/395143.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/395143.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-395143 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Between them Yuvraj and Yusuf have bowled 34.4 overs for 190 runs and seven wickets. In 39.1 overs, Oram, Ryder and Elliot have gone for 311 runs and two wickets. There's only one winner when you compare economy-rates of 5.23 and 7.94 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/395089.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/395089.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-395089 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The fifth and final ODI at Eden Park is of purely academic interest with India thriving in very suitable batting conditions https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/395085.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/395085.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-395085 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England batsman Kevin Pietersen has said the IPL contributed in a big way to India's recent success as a one-day team https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/395055.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/395055.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-395055 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gary Kirsten has joined Virender Sehwag in saying that a warm-up game is not really necessary on a tour https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/395053.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/395053.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-395053 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New Zealand's bemused bowlers play a dead rubber in Auckland on Saturday that has a lot at stake for them. A win will help them restore some credibility, Daniel Vettori had said minutes after Virender Sehwag smote his side into submission in Hamilton on W https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/394991.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/394991.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-394991 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jonh Wright, the former India coach, has said the incumbent Gary Kirsten is "probably better" in that role than him https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/394968.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/394968.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-394968 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Northern Districts fast bowler Brent Arnel has been included in New Zealand's squad for the first of three Tests against India beginning on March 18 in Hamilton https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/394898.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/394898.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-394898 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Only Virender Sehwag can say that he felt sorry for the bowlers, without sounding arrogant. The arrogance is for on the field, which he showed a plenty of against New Zealand at Seddon Park today https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/394842.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/394842.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-394842 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the Day in the fourth ODI between New Zealand and India in Hamilton https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/394813.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/394813.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-394813 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Virender Sehwag blasted India's fastest one-day hundred as India swept to a comprehensive victory and secured their maiden one-day series triumph in New Zealand https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/394731.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/394731.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-394731 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Two-nil down with two to play, New Zealand are in a position where nothing less than a win will do https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/394590.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/394590.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-394590 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Oh seaming pitch, where art thou? It has been painful to watch batsmen v batsmen v rain so far. The first three one-dayers have been like matches in India, the only difference being the greener and smaller grounds https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/394582.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/394582.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-394582 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sachin Tendulkar will miss the fourth one-day international against New Zealand in Hamilton on Wedensday because of an abdomen injury https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/394550.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/394550.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-394550 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Andy Moles, the New Zealand coach, said that the bowlers had "practised and prepared" but it was imperative that they execute the plans during the game https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/394389.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/394389.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-394389 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Fast bowler Ian Butler has been left out of New Zealand's squad for the 4th ODI against India in Hamilton on March 11 because of an injury https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/394355.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/394355.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-394355 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It was a baptism by fire for the new man in-charge, Brendon McCullum, who was left to pick up the pieces after yet another disappointing bowling performance from New Zealand https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/394293.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/394293.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-394293 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sachin Tendulkar wouldn't rate his unbeaten 163 against some of his other hundreds https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/394286.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/394286.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-394286 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plays of the Day in the third ODI between New Zealand and India in Christchurch https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/394232.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/394232.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-394232 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India took an unassailable lead in the five-match series against New Zealand by winning the Christchurch ODI by 58 runs https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/394146.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/394146.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-394146 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Daniel Vettori will miss the Christchurch ODI, as he has left for Auckland to be with his wife Mary. The Vettoris are expecting the birth of their first child later today. Brendon McCullum will lead the side in Vettori's absence, and offspinner Jeetan Pat https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/394144.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/394144.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-394144 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricinfo previews the third ODI between New Zealand and India to be played in Wellington https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/393999.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/393999.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-393999 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Three sixes off the first three balls in New Zealand. There could be no clearer statement of intent. Virender Sehwag was in form and wanted to impose himself on the hosts https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/393996.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/393996.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-393996 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rahul Dravid hit a ton in New Zealand's State Championship but VVS Laxman, L Balaji and Amit Mishra didn't have a successful outing. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/393727.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/393727.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-393727 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jeetan Patel has been called up to the ODI squad as cover for the captain Daniel Vettori, who is expecting the birth of his child https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/393645.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/393645.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-393645 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Having comfortably won a rain-hit match in Napier, India were left frustrated by the elements in Wellington. Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar gave them the perfect start, but three interruptions reduced their innings, and the match, to 28.4 overs https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/393636.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/393636.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-393636 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricinfo previews the second ODI between New Zealand and India to be played in Wellington https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/393492.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/393492.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-393492 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In the first ODI in Napier, the Indian batsmen played to a plan and the bowlers took early wickets as they thoroughly outplayed the hosts. New Zealand's carefully executed plans, which derailed India during the Twenty20s, came unstuck. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/393491.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/393491.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-393491 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT So who is India's No. 3 for ODIs? Gautam Gambhir? Only when Sachin Tendulkar doesn't play. But wait a minute, didn't MS Dhoni feature one-down in the Napier ODI with Tendulkar opening with Virender Sehwag? Gambhir didn't even get to bat then https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/393479.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/393479.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-393479 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New Zealand's hopes of levelling the series in Wellington may have received a blow with doubts over Brendon McCullum's availability for the second one-dayer after he injured his right thumb yet again https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/393476.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/393476.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-393476 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Daniel Vettori express concern at the terror attacks in Lahore https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/393278.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/393278.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-393278 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT There were two clear differences in the Indian team's approach from the Twenty20 internationals, and both come down to clear thinking. First Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the highest run-getter ODIs for over a year, batted higher up in the order https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/393267.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/nzvind2009/content/story/393267.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-393267 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT