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There is an air of casualness about Virender Sehwag, so casual that it feels eerie, as seen again at Motera

Plays of the Day from the first day of the first Test between India and New Zealand in Ahmedabad

Compared to the Indian batting and bowling, New Zealand's squad looks distinctly lightweight

Rahul Dravid has struggled to score runs in 2010 and needs a good series against New Zealand

In the melodrama that is life around it and the lamentations that echo during the course of its normal day, the Feroz Shah Kotla wicket lay undeterred by slander and unimpressed by prediction

Whites have been cleaned, pitches have been readied, it's time to hope again; we look at men who will be expecting slightly more than some of the others

In the last innings of the Bangalore Test, a 22-year-old walked out instead of Rahul Dravid - and made sure he gave those watching plenty to talk about

India's performances in the second innings of Tests are indicative of how the team has progressed since Sydney 2008

Australia fought hard, but the lack of a good spin option was a huge handicap in the two-Test series

Promoted to a high-pressure role on debut, Cheteshwar Pujara showed he realised the responsibilities of Test cricket and enjoyed them

Cheteshwar Pujara's 72 is the second-highest score by an Indian debutant in the fourth innings of a Test

Plays of the Day from the fourth day of the second Test between India and Australia in Bangalore

India seemed to get everything right on an action-packed fourth day but the Australia captain ensured his bowlers were in with a chance

It would be sensible not to judge Peter George on the basis of this one performance, but after coming through when his team needed him most, he'll certainly feel less of an outsider

In his few Test appearances before Bangalore, M Vijay had largely been restricted to playing Virender Sehwag's sidekick, but today he carved a bigger role to remember him by

Plays of the day from the third day of the first Test between India and Australia in Bangalore

Plays of the day from second day of the second Test between India and Australia in Bangalore

Sachin Tendulkar has been in awesome form in 2010, and the journey from 13,000 to 14,000 runs has taken him the fewest number of innings

Ben Hilfenhaus, the most skilled of the Australian bowlers, out-thought the most destructive batsman in world cricket

Plays of the day from first day of the second Test between India and Australia in Bangalore