ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the day of the first day of the Durban Test between South Africa and India

The day before arguably India's biggest Test of 2010, Ms Dhoni said India treats every Test the same, and is focused on taking care of the small things

Gautam Gambhir is not a sure starter for the crucial Boxing Day Test in Durban. He was hit on his left hand, around the knuckles area, and it has swollen a bit

If the management thinks Suresh Raina might not be up for it on a green, bouncy track, it will make sense to look beyond him for the next two games, especially since they will want him confident ahead of the World Cup

With only 14 South Africans have more caps than him, Hashim Amla - who will play his 50th Test in Durban - is focused on the next game, albeit for different reasons

Imran Tahir, the Pakistan-born spinner now waiting to qualify to play for South Africa, is hoping his chance can come as early as the World Cup

Gary Kirsten has said he trusts his bowling unit, bolstered by the return of a fit and eager Zaheer Khan, to prove the critics wrong

Hashim Amla once refused to wear the team jersey because the sponsor was an alcoholic brand. It is this mental strength that has seen him through to what will be his 50th Test in Durban

There was never a dull moment when he was around, biting the ears of umpires, red-carding spectators or giving away Jonty Rhodes shirts for booze

The sun has made a welcome appearance in Durban but Wilson Ngobese, the chief groundsman at Kingsmead, doesn't want to predict too much about the nature of the pitch for the Boxing Day Test

MS Dhoni has come down hard on his bowlers after India started yet another tour with a demoralising defeat

After the post-match presentation, Zaheer Khan bowled a spell on the same pitch that the Test was played on, along with Ishant Sharma. MS Dhoni confirmed that he was fit, and would play the second Test

Graeme Smith expected more of a fight from India on the final morning, and was surprised at how easily the last two wickets came

Two-and-a-half days too late, but India did take on the challenge. A strong message has been sent. That the team wouldn't roll over and die

There were whites, there were blacks, there were browns at the grass banks of SuperSport Park, and all they wanted was for Sachin Tendulkar's 50th Test hundred to come in front of them

Gautam Gambhir has said the wicket in Centurion has become good for batting and India has the quality to save the Test match

He is just the No. 5 you want when you are dominating and looking for a declaration, challenging himself to score fast and beating the deep fields

At the end of the second day, with India falling hopelessly behind, Rahul Dravid didn't promise to show "what batting actually means", but said India believed they could get out of this rut

Under pressure after a poor batting effort, on a pitch that had eased out but was still lively, Ishant Sharma and Sreesanth missed Zaheer Khan, the leader of the attack

Harbhajan Singh says his team was well-prepared for the series, but not for the damp pitch where the toss was vital, where the ball seamed and nipped around, and where a few stopped on the batsmen