India may not admit it, but their decision to go into a tough series in alien conditions without any warm-up games may have fuelled the disastrous start in Centurion

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the first day of the first Test between South Africa and India at SuperSport Park

A marquee series needs a marquee contest, a main event, the headliner. This Test series between the two top teams features two of the most joyful cricketers in the world

MS Dhoni has said that the distance from his family might prevent Gary Kirsten, India's coach, from renewing his contract after the 2011 World Cup

Zaheer Khan could miss the first Test against South Africa due to a hamstring injury

With the two teams evenly matched in almost every department, it's hard to predict how this series will turn out

India know that all the hard work of the last two to three years could come to nought if they lose comprehensively in South Africa

MS Dhoni is not known to pay history too much heed. Here, in South Africa for an all-important tour, Dhoni is insisting his team should stay in the present

The India coach is in a territory he's often stayed out of since he took charge. He's in the limelight, and his familiarity with South Africa has a lot to do with it

There was cause for concern for India with Zaheer Khan choosing to go through just fitness drills due to what seems like a hamstring injury

India may have already won the series, but New Zealand need to get out of the losing habit, which makes the fourth ODI in Bangalore an important match for them

New Zealand's one-day woes continued into a ninth straight game as their batting failed to cope with moist early-morning conditions, before Gautam Gambhir collared them again

Gautam Gambhir's bowlers responded well to his call of bowling first, restricting New Zealand with smart, accurate bowling, and the captain reciprocated with a fluent 138 off 116 balls to make the chase look easy

Virat Kohli's first century batting first, his fourth overall and second in a row, set up an eventually comfortable win for India, who are yet to lose an international in the current home season

The three teams jointly hosting the 2011 World Cup - Sri Lanka, India and Bangladesh - will get to play their knockout matches at home venues irrespective of the position they finish at, in their groups

With a big lead in the bag, and the pitch offering turn and bounce, the Indian bowlers were all over the New Zealand batsmen

Rahul Dravid's broad defensive bat when New Zealand bowled well, and quicker accumulation when they didn't, crushed the fight the visitors put up in the morning session

Virender Sehwag continued toying with the bowling, Gautam Gambhir continued his return to form, after which Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar took India into a dominant position in the series-decider

Once again, India's bowlers put in an important performance just when people had stopped expecting one from them, giving the hosts a big chance of finally putting one across New Zealand

It will be interesting to see if India will become more aggressive in the third Test, for attacking consistently will go against what has worked for them in recent times