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'We need to apply pressure for longer' - Williamson

Amid the disappointment of having lost a Test, New Zealand captain Kane Williamson felt the team had the skill to compete but has asked his team-mates to apply them for much longer durations

26-Sep-2016•Sidharth Monga in Kanpur

Player like Ashwin priceless in the Test side - Kohli

India's Test captain Virat Kohli hailed R Ashwin's impact and Ravindra Jadeja's relentlessness after India's 197-run win over New Zealand in the series and season opener in Kanpur

26-Sep-2016•Sidharth Monga in Kanpur

Asked Pujara to quicken up - Kohli

Virat Kohli has said he was involved in a discussion with Cheteshwar Pujara over his strike rate in Test cricket during India's recent tour of the West Indies

26-Sep-2016•Sidharth Monga in Kanpur

Ashwin six-for wraps up 197-run win

R Ashwin picked up his 19th five-wicket haul as India wrapped up a 197-run win in their 500th Test match

26-Sep-2016•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Craig out of Test series due to side strain, Patel named replacement

New Zealand's chances in the Test series against India suffered a major blow with offspinner Mark Craig being ruled out of the rest of the series

26-Sep-2016•ESPNcricinfo staff

'Williamson not a bad 200th scalp' - Ashwin

R Ashwin has chosen AB de Villiers' wicket in Nagpur last season, getting Kane Williamson twice in this Test and dismissing Kumar Sangakkara repeatedly in Sri Lanka last year as some of the special memories in his journey to 200 Test wickets

25-Sep-2016•Sidharth Monga in Kanpur

We'll fight till we lose - Jurgensen

Shane Jurgensen, New Zealand's bowling coach, has promised a fight from his side on the final day of the Kanpur Test. New Zealand need to bat out 98 overs with only six wickets in hand and 341 to win

25-Sep-2016•Sidharth Monga

Ashwin leaves New Zealand facing uphill task

R Ashwin put India firmly on the path to winning the Kanpur Test, grabbing three wickets in a 13-over new-ball spell that blew an early hole through New Zealand's hopes of saving it

25-Sep-2016•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Accuracy, 'straight ball' weapon bring rewards for Jadeja

The way Ravindra Jadeja spoke of how the match went showed the confidence India went into the match with

24-Sep-2016•Sidharth Monga in Kanpur

India power ahead after NZ succumb to Jadeja and Ashwin

Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin took nine wickets between them as India bowled New Zealand out for 262 before building a commanding lead by stumps on day three

24-Sep-2016•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

How a brief shower became a long delay

Boundary boards that didn't move to allow quicker removal of covers, an inexperienced ground staff, no PA system to let spectators know play is called off early. All packed in one day after celebrations of India's 500th Test

23-Sep-2016•Sidharth Monga in Kanpur

India frustrated by New Zealand taking breaks

India have expressed frustration at what they hinted was a ploy of New Zealand batsmen to slow the game down through comfort breaks

23-Sep-2016•Sidharth Monga in Kanpur

Williamson, Latham make strong strides on rain-hit day

An unbroken century stand between Tom Latham and Kane Williamson led New Zealand's response to India's first-innings total of 318, moving them to 152 for 1 before rain washed out the final session of day two

23-Sep-2016•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

Santner, Boult give NZ hard-earned edge

A century stand between M Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara gave India the ideal start to their 500th Test, before New Zealand's five-pronged attack struck back to reduce them to 291 for 9 by stumps

22-Sep-2016•The Report by Karthik Krishnaswamy

'Can learn a lot in first hour of a Test' - Williamson

Kane Williamson has stressed the importance of not "jumping at shadows" on the eve of New Zealand's first Test of their tour of India in Kanpur

21-Sep-2016•Sidharth Monga in Kanpur

'India can be the best in the world' - Kohli

At the start of a big home season, with conditions to their liking, with the required ammunition in their bag, and with batsmen world over struggling to play quality spin, Virat Kohli sounded like a captain who felt his team's time has come

21-Sep-2016•Sidharth Monga in Kanpur

A landmark Test to start a landmark season

India, high on confidence after their recent series wins, begin the 13-Test home season with their 500th Test in Kanpur against New Zealand, a team that has shown a bit of fear of the big occasion of late

21-Sep-2016•The Preview by Sidharth Monga in Kanpur

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