India made to work hard on fourth day
After New Zealand avoided the follow-on India faced a battle against time in the first Test at Ahmedabad
07/10Result
1st Test, New Zealand tour of India at Ahmedabad, Oct 8-12 2003
-
![]()
500/5d & 209/6d -
![]()
340 & 272/6 (107 ov)
Player of the Match
07/10Result
1st Test, New Zealand tour of India at Ahmedabad, Oct 8-12 2003
-
![]()
500/5d & 209/6d -
![]()
340 & 272/6 (107 ov)
Player of the Match
Match Day
McMillan and Astle save the Test
A fine unbroken partnership of 103 between Craig McMillan and Nathan Astle rescued New Zealand on the last day of the Ahmedabad Test
Natahn, Danel and the Black Cats
If there has been an aspect of this Test moredisappointing than the pitch, it must be the audience.Rahul Dravid, on the very first day, said that he was
'I don't know how you Indians live here'
Sourav Ganguly and Lou Vincent were much talked about on the final day of the Ahmedabad Test
Favouring the leg side
New Zealand's batsmen had their tactics well worked out when they came to face the Indian spinners on a fifth-day pitch
'The pitch was no good to anybody'
The post mortems have seldom been so exhaustive, tedious or varied in their verdicts
McMillan marks his comeback in emphatic style
Craig McMillan is back, and there will be more than a few cricket enthusiasts in New Zealand who will be happy about that
Letting it drift
India might be well placed in this Test match - as one would expect in a home series - but that does not mean that everything went swimmingly well
How Vettori saw off India's quick men
Daniel Vettori's dogged innings of 60, off 129 balls, ensured that New Zealand sailed well past the follow-on target
'Good to get the four best players of spin' - Wiseman
Paul Wiseman has been to India twice before. Finally, on his third visit, the results are beginning to come through
In control, but never in command
India can look back on this Test with a generous dose of regret
Vettori does a Bracewell
Daniel Vettori said before leaving for India that Stephen Fleming's work on his batting had been an inspiration to him
A welcome return to form for Astle
Nathan Astle's effort in scoring his ninth Test century speaks volumes of the place he is now at in his cricket career
A scratchy but significant century
A few minutes before tea, Sourav Ganguly deposited Daniel Vettori intothe gallery behind long-on and allowed himself a smile
Batting lessons from the masters show the way ahead
Two of the most consistent batsmen in the world at the moment demonstrated the virtues of batsmanship in different conditions today - Rahul Dravid in the low, slow conditions of India, and Matthew Hayden in the much faster conditions of Perth in
Zaheer rocks New Zealand
Zaheer Khan's three strikes, which followed Rahul Dravid's 222 and Sourav Ganguly's unbeaten 100, put India in control at Ahmedabad
Gaining in fluency
Sourav Ganguly's hundred was played out in three different parts: the first phase, when he struggled, the second, when he became more assured, and the third, when he scored at a rapid pace
Missing a trick
The New Zealand seamers erred in continually bowling short-of-a-length deliveries to Akash Chopra
Planning's not enough
New Zealand's effort today was the antithesis of what India was once known for: they were short on talent, but their application, discipline and tactics were top-notch
Dravid and Laxman put India on top
An unbeaten 110 by Rahul Dravid, and his 115-run partnership for the third wicket with VVS Laxman (56 not out) helped India recover to 249 for 3 at the end of the first day's play
Boy next door done good
For a dispassionate observer at the Motera stadium,Rahul Dravid's innings of 110 was inextricably tied to the mood of the sparse but belligerently vociferouscrowd, even though Dravid himself played through theday with his trademark equanimity and