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If the sun deigns to shine ...

If the sun deigns to shine ...

Undone by the slow and low pitch at Bangalore, Graeme Smith and South Africa arrived here [Chennai] intent on absorbing that lesson and teaching India a few of their own

21-Nov-2005•Preview by Dileep Premachandran

'One loss certainly won't affect the way we think' - Smith

'One loss certainly won't affect the way we think' - Smith

With the series tied at 1-1, Graeme Smith and Rahul Dravid were both upbeat about their teams' chances ahead of the third one-day international at Chennai

21-Nov-2005•Cricinfo staff

Result of last game won't matter - Dravid

Result of last game won't matter - Dravid

Rahul Dravid, the Indian captain, spoke to the media before the third one-day international between India and South Africa at Chennai

21-Nov-2005•Cricinfo staff

Arthur targets large totals

Arthur targets large totals

South Africa's coach, Micky Arthur, has said that the gameplan will be to score at least 300 if they bat first in the third one-day international at Chennai on Tuesday

20-Nov-2005•Cricinfo staff

South Africa need a strategy to counter spin

South Africa need a strategy to counter spin

It was no secret that spinners would matter in the match, perhaps in the series. India perceives South Africa to be vulnerable in this area and would now be further emboldened. But there is also the danger they could overplay the card

20-Nov-2005•Gary Kirsten

Conditions made it very tough - Smith

Conditions made it very tough - Smith

Graeme Smith walked into the press conference with a rueful smile, and preferred to focus on the vagaries of the pitch rather than a vapid batting display

19-Nov-2005•Dileep Premachandran at Bangalore

Dravid: 'I thought the boys were fantastic today'

Dravid: 'I thought the boys were fantastic today'

Irfan Pathan and Rahul Dravid spoke to the press after India comprehensively beat South Africa at Bangalore

19-Nov-2005•Dileep Premachandran in Bangalore

Chief pitch official in hospital

Chief pitch official in hospital

Venkat Sundaram, Indian board's pitch committee chairman, has been admitted to the Apollo hospitals in Chennai as he started bleeding from the nose on arrival at the airport on November 19

19-Nov-2005•Cricinfo staff

Sehwag helps India level series

Sehwag helps India level series

A resurgent Indian side made most use of a slow, turning pitch at Bangalore and levelled the five-match series at 1-1 with a hard-fought six-wicket win

19-Nov-2005•The Bulletin by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

'We know that they're beatable' - Dravid

'We know that they're beatable' - Dravid

Rahul Dravid denies that South Africa's fast bowlers got the better of his side in the firsft match at Hyderabad, maintaining that it was simply an off day for India. Greg Chappell didn't let on to much, but says that India learnt a fair

18-Nov-2005•Dileep Premachandran at Bangalore

Kallis hopes to stretch unbeaten run

Kallis hopes to stretch unbeaten run

On the eve of the second ODI against India at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, Jacques Kallis spoke to the media about South Africa's recent resurgence and standing on the threshold of a world-record unbeaten run

18-Nov-2005•Dileep Premachandran in Bangalore

The die has been cast for South Africa

The die has been cast for South Africa

South Africa pricked India's win-bubble three days ago, and stand on that threshold of a remarkable record that appeared unthinkable when they struggled to a 0-1 Test reverse in India a year ago.

18-Nov-2005•The Preview by Dileep Premachandran at Bangalore

'Rahul Dravid is doing a great job as captain' - Ganguly

'Rahul Dravid is doing a great job as captain' - Ganguly

Sourav Ganguly, the deposed captain, praised his successor Rahul Dravid and declared that he was prepared to play in any position and perform any role if taken back into the national squad

17-Nov-2005•PTI

Dravid predicts close series

Predicting a close series against South Africa, Rahul Dravid, the Indian captain, says that his team will strive to bounce back with an improved performance in the second one-dayer to be played in Bangalore on November 19

17-Nov-2005•PTI

'Batting under pressure, I concentrate more' - Yuvraj

'Batting under pressure, I concentrate more' - Yuvraj

Rahul Dravid reflected on a disappointing loss by maintaining that India look at each game at a time and not the past. One of the positives he drew from the match was the batting of Yuvraj Singh, whose superb 103 put some pressure back on

16-Nov-2005•Dileep Premachandran at Hyderabad

'Our focus is winning the series' - Smith
16-Nov-2005•Dileep Premachandran at Hyderabad

Ganguly will face tough time, says Pataudi
Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi, the former India captain, believes Sourav Ganguly's chances of returning to the national side are `bleak', given India's promising 6-1 win over Sri Lanka
16-Nov-2005•Cricinfo staff

Kallis steers South Africa home
South Africa's faster men began with a bang, rattling the Indian top order with seam, pace and bounce, before their batsmen strung together vital partnerships, held their nerve and wrapped up an absorbing opening game of the five-match series at Hyderabad
16-Nov-2005•The Bulletin by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

'You have to play well to beat anyone' - Dravid
On the eve of the first one-day match between India and South Africa, Rahul Dravid and Graeme Smith spoke to reporters
15-Nov-2005•Dileep Premachandran at Hyderabad

India train their sights on South Africa
After comfortably disposing of Sri Lanka India train their sights on South Africa
15-Nov-2005•Dileep Premachandran in Hyderabad

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