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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Misguided coaching, bowling-friendly conditions and players' attitudes haven't helped https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149000/149085.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/581892.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/581892.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581892 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Compared to other international batsmen, New Zealand's struggle to make their starts count https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149200/149254.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/581890.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/581890.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581890 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A long-awaited comeback is at hand. How will it pan out? https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145100/145132.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/581230.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/581230.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581230 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sachin Tendulkar can't escape the fact that his body is naturally slowing down, and his feet will find it increasingly hard to move quickly enough into position against the quick men https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149300/149372.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/581165.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/581165.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581165 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Virat Kohli and Tim Southee were the standout performers in the second week of New Zealand's tour of India 2012 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149300/149334.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/581032.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/581032.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-581032 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT He may have a problem with the full-length delivery but he's still valuable to India's Test side https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149300/149304.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/580998.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/580998.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580998 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Although India completed a comfortable series win, their job was made far easier by the New Zealand batsmen who often failed to capitalise on starts https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149100/149101.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/580841.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/580841.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580841 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In Bangalore, the visitors showed pluck and glimpses of the skills in their possession. Now, they must sustain their desire to do well in Test cricket https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149200/149251.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/580824.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/580824.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580824 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Just the way to spend a Sunday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149300/149323.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/page2/content/story/580453.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/page2/content/story/580453.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580453 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT On a placid Bangalore wicket, visiting batsmen contrived to lose nine wickets against India's listless bowling https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149300/149333.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/580447.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/580447.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580447 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Using his height, action and intelligence, Tim Southee has set himself to become New Zealand's long-term leader of the pace pack https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149300/149352.1.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/580436.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/580436.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580436 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Just the way to spend a Saturday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149300/149311.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/page2/content/story/580368.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/page2/content/story/580368.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580368 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The recent failures of Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir are a reminder of the bad old days of 10-15 years ago when the No. 3 Rahul Dravid was virtually opening the innings after the openers flopped https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149300/149302.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/580366.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/580366.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580366 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT After a string of low scores, Ross Taylor scored a high-quality century to prove to team-mates and fans that New Zealand can compete https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149200/149252.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/580219.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/580219.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-580219 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT R Ashwin and Cheteshwar Pujara were the standout performers in the first week of New Zealand's tour of India 2012 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149000/149008.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/579727.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/579727.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-579727 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A quick course on playing spin in the subcontinent https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149000/149086.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/579722.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/579722.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-579722 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Spineless performances will have made their supporters feel jaded. To make them care once again, some of New Zealand's players will need to play exceptionally https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/147700/147772.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/579628.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/579628.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-579628 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India may have lost years of slip-fielding experience with Dravid and Laxman's departure, but younger players promise new energy https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149100/149111.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/579571.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/579571.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-579571 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT R Ashwin and Pragyan Ojha have an excellent record bowling together at home and could play a critical role in tougher tests ahead https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149100/149104.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/579568.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/579568.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-579568 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New Zealand have given a decent account of themselves on recent tours of India, but haven't shown that scrapping ability in this Test yet https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149000/149029.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/579373.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/579373.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-579373 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New Zealand were in a position to put India under pressure on the first two days but Ross Taylor's captaincy was found wanting at crucial stages https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148900/148998.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/579252.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/579252.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-579252 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Still only 25, Ashwin needs to show more patience to be successful. So do the others who expect him to deliver each time https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149000/149017.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/579240.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/579240.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-579240 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The uniqueness of Cheteshwar Pujara's century lay in its understated approach https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148900/148966.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/579065.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/579065.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-579065 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cheteshwar Pujara has shown he is willing and able to take Rahul Dravid's position in India's Test batting line-up https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146100/146148.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/578808.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/578808.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-578808 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT As they step out to take on New Zealand, India will wake up to the reality of not having two monumental pillars of their Test success as part of the XI https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/124300/124397.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/578922.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/578922.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-578922 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India's new middle order has the ideal opportunity to test itself - against New Zealand at home ahead of tougher challenges https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/113800/113845.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/578916.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/578916.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-578916 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India start the series as overwhelming favourites, but New Zealand should be encouraged by the number of draws they've managed in India https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/139400/139486.7.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/578760.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/578760.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-578760 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT