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'The simple plan is to stop him from scoring' - Inzamam

'The simple plan is to stop him from scoring' - Inzamam

Inzamam denies going on the defensive at Lahore

20-Jan-2006•Osman Samiuddin in Faisalabad

'It's hard to match Veeru'

'It's hard to match Veeru'

Rahul Dravid has admitted that he had decided to open the batting "the night before the game"

17-Jan-2006•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan at Lahore

'I am a captain not a groundsman' - Inzamam

'I am a captain not a groundsman' - Inzamam

only two subjects were ever going to be talked about at Inzamam-ul-Haq's post-match press conference - the pitch and the weather.

17-Jan-2006•Osman Samiuddin

Match ends in high-scoring draw

Match ends in high-scoring draw

Rain and gloom ensured that just 14 balls were possible on the final day at Lahore as the curtains came down on a record-filled Test

17-Jan-2006•The Bulletin by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan at Lahore

'Shoaib hasn't lived up to expectations' - Sehwag

'Shoaib hasn't lived up to expectations' - Sehwag

On a day when he bulldozed past several batting records, Virender Sehwag has said that Shoaib Akthar, Pakistan's strike bowler, "hasn't lived up to expectations"

16-Jan-2006•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan at Lahore

PCB clarifies its scheduling

PCB clarifies its scheduling

Karachi - and not Lahore - was originally scheduled to host the first Test against India, according to the Pakistan Cricket Board

16-Jan-2006•Osman Samiuddin

Sehwag and Dravid pummel Pakistan

Sehwag and Dravid pummel Pakistan

Records continued to tumble at the Gaddafi Stadium as Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid led an emphatic Indian response to a mountain of a total on a start-stop fourth day of the first Test at Lahore

16-Jan-2006•The Bulletin by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan at Lahore

Woolmer frustrated at lack of play

Woolmer frustrated at lack of play

Bob Woolmer has given his full backing to Shoaib Malik in his role as opener and asked the media to end speculation about Pakistan's opening combination

15-Jan-2006•Osman Samiuddin at Lahore

Pitch could dictate terms

Pitch could dictate terms

Chappell compares pitch to 1980 Faisalabad 'graveyard'

15-Jan-2006•Cricinfo staff

Sehwag sizzles on rain-curtailed day

Sehwag sizzles on rain-curtailed day

Overcast skies and a slight drizzle forced the start of the third day's play to be delayed at Lahore

15-Jan-2006•The Bulletin by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan at Lahore

Afridi just playing his 'natural game'

Afridi just playing his 'natural game'

If not for a wet cricket ball, Test cricket might have witnessed a stunning first

14-Jan-2006•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan at Lahore

Runs, runs, runs...

Runs, runs, runs...

It's not often that a fantastic 199 is overshadowed but three other stupendous hundreds made it a day of revelry for the Pakistan batsmen, amassing a mammoth 679 for 7 declared

14-Jan-2006•The Bulletin by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan at Lahore

'It was just our day' - Younis

'It was just our day' - Younis

As the Indians look back at the first day's play at Lahore they may have to demystify the Y of it, with Younis Khan's triumphant century and Mohammad Yousuf's classy 90 putting them well and truly on the back foot

13-Jan-2006•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan at Lahore

'We would have loved to bat on that wicket'

'We would have loved to bat on that wicket'

Greg Chappell has said that "experience and knowledge of the conditions" had been one of the reasons for picking Sourav Ganguly for the first Test of the series at Lahore

13-Jan-2006•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan at Lahore

Younis and Yousuf lead Lahore leather-hunt

Younis and Yousuf lead Lahore leather-hunt

An inspired 90 from Younis Khan, India's tormentor in the previous series back home, and two contrasting knocks from Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Yousuf put Pakistan in a dominant position on the first day of the series at Lahore

13-Jan-2006•The Bulletin by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan at Lahore

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