'They made us work hard for runs' - Dravid
Rahul Dravid hopes to extend India's lead
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Ray Jennings threw a few punches at the post-day press conference on day three, in a move that may soon come to be known as the Jennings counterattack
30-Nov-2004•Chandrahas Choudhury
'It's good that the pacemen took wickets' - Smith
The loss of five wickets for 227 notwithstanding, Graeme Smith soundedpositive at the post-day press conference
28-Nov-2004•Chandrahas Choudhury at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata
Kallis blooms at Eden Gardens
Jacques Kallis helped South Africa overcome a wobbly start and went on to make his first Test century against India at Kolkata
28-Nov-2004•The Bulletin by Rahul Bhatia
Reviving a lost tradition
The Baroda firm of Zaheer and Pathan can revive the legacy of fast bowling in India
28-Nov-2004•Dileep Premachandran at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata
A cavalier spirit
A great innings can often be compared to a magnificent edifice, with runs the building blocks and slices of luck the thin lines of cement
28-Nov-2004•Dileep Premachandran
Back to where it all began
Eden Gardens was the venue where South Africa played their first one-dayer
28-Nov-2004•Chandrahas Choudhury at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata
Sri Lanka A triumph in style
Mohamed Maharoof lead the way with some accurate medium pace bowling as Sri Lanka A romped home in the final of the Kenstar tri-series tournament in Kolkata
30-Dec-2003•Wisden Cricinfo staff
Mongia leads India A home
Dinesh Mongia played sheet-anchor as India A recorded a thrilling four-wicket victory against their Pakistani counterparts in the sixth match of the Kenstar Asian A Teams' tournament
28-Dec-2003•Wisden Cricinfo staff
Hafeez helps Pakistan A post first win
Mohammad Hafeez turned in a matchwinning performance with the ball as Pakistan A registered their first victory of the Kenstar tri-series with a 48-run victory over Sri Lanka A
27-Dec-2003•Wisden Cricinfo staff
Badani takes India A to facile win
Hemang Badani, with his quickfire unbeaten 85, anchored India A to a convincing seven-wicket victory in their third match of the Kenstar tournament
26-Dec-2003•Wisden Cricinfo staff
India A romp home despite Naved's century
Once India A won the toss, batted first on a batsman-friendly pitch and made 329 for 6 in their 50 overs, the game was all but over
25-Dec-2003•Wisden Cricinfo staff
The spin twins
Though the Indians failed to finish the job with the bat, their spinners once again proved the Australians' fallibility against the turning ball.
18-Nov-2003•S Rajesh
Harvey hastens Australian win
Australia clinch the TVS Cup with a 37-run victory at Kolkata
18-Nov-2003•The Wisden Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran
Silver lining, touch of grey
This match typified India over the last couple of years: substantial passages of brilliance, interspersed by outbreaks of mediocrity
18-Nov-2003•The Wisden Verdict by Amit Varma
Lungpower of the masses
Everyone takes the Eden Gardens crowd seriously
18-Nov-2003•Roving Reporter by Soumya Bhattacharya
Yet another heist?
Two years, eight months, and two days have passed since that moment, one destined to have a special place in the cricket histories of both Indian and Australia
17-Nov-2003•Dileep Premachandran
Tendulkar's ton must rank among his finest
A boring Test series, marked by much mediocre cricket and lopsided results was at least enlivened by a well-contested final
Test at the Eden Gardens even if the denouement was rather tame
05-Nov-2002•Partab Ramchand
Parthiv Patel has been a revelation
After having won the first two Test matches so convincingly, all thatremained to be seen was whether India would make it a 3-0 clean sweepof the series
04-Nov-2002•Erapalli Prasanna
Test meanders to tame draw
If it's the Eden Gardens, it seems to be a big hundred for VVS Laxman
03-Nov-2002•Anand Vasu
Tendulkar ton saves India the blushes
Once again bad light cut short proceedings at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata
02-Nov-2002•Anand Vasu