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New Zealand overpowered in rain-hit match

Virender Sehwag set the tone with a typical fire-starting innings, and fine hands from Suresh Raina and Mahendra Singh Dhoni were also instrumental as India eased to a comfortable 53-run victory [by Duckworth-Lewis] in a match twice interrupted by rain

03-Mar-2009•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

McCullum sets unlikely example of graft and grit

India, yet to adjust to the pitches and conditions in New Zealand, can emulate Brendon McCullum's sensible batting

02-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga in Napier

Dhoni looks at the bright side of double defeat

India have now lost nine of their last 11 matches in New Zealand but MS Dhoni sees the positives in batting and bowling

27-Feb-2009•Sidharth Monga in Wellington

The price of aiming too high

India have often been accused of making slow starts to overseas tours, but no one can make that accusation this time - in the first 11 balls in New Zealand, they blasted 25 runs. Unfortunately for India, they got too greedy, as the short boundaries at the

25-Feb-2009•Sidharth Monga in Christchurch

No favourites in curtain raiser

One of the most eagerly-awaited bouts in New Zealand over the last few seasons gets underway tomorrow with the first of two Twenty20 internationals

24-Feb-2009•The Preview by Kanishkaa Balachandran

NZ target Sehwag and Gambhir

Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Daniel Vettori believe a major part of the upcoming tour will come down to the conditions, alien to most of the travelling Indian team

24-Feb-2009•Sidharth Monga in Christchurch

India arrive in New Zealand focussed on task

India have arrived in New Zealand, with Mahendra Singh Dhoni adamant that the lures of lucrative Twenty20 tournaments have not sidetracked or preoccupied his side

20-Feb-2009•Cricinfo staff

Kirmani questions Dhoni's keeping technique

Kirmani said Dhoni lacked the "copybook basics" of a keeper and said the flaws were not attracting attention because the Indian team has been in top form in recent months

15-Feb-2009•Cricinfo staff

Finally, things click for Sri Lanka

Finally, things fell in place for Sri Lanka, who managed to stave off a series whitewash threat by beating India in the final match

08-Feb-2009•Sriram Veera in Colombo

The plan is simple, the results impressive

Straight-jacketing a bowler to stick to a pre-determined plan might at the outset seem like killing the creativity of a bowler but Mahendra Singh Dhoni sees it just as sticking to a method and being disciplined

07-Feb-2009•Sriram Veera in Colombo

India ease to six-wicket win in opener

Half-centuries from Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina and Mahendra Singh Dhoni outdid a superlative century from Sanath Jayasuriya in Dambulla

28-Jan-2009•The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga

Captains gear up for tough challenge

Both Mahela Jayawardene and Mahendra Singh Dhoni are expecting the five-ODI contest, which starts on January 28 in Dambulla, to be a closely-fought affair

26-Jan-2009•Sa'adi Thawfeeq in Colombo

Dhoni left out of East Zone's Duleep opener

Unable to get in touch with Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the East Zone selectors decided to leave him from the Duleep Trophy squad for the game against West, starting from January 29 to February 2 in Mumbai

11-Jan-2009•Cricinfo staff

'We wanted them to score their centuries' - Dhoni

Mahendra Singh Dhoni doesn't seek refuge behind words. On Tuesday, he offered up no excuses for the late declaration, which left India with a maximum of only 43 overs to try and bowl England out

23-Dec-2008•S Aga

Centuries don't matter, victories do

Given that there were still 68 overs to be bowled when the teams finally took to the field, you could scarcely blame India for batting on. After a week when seemingly insurmountable targets have been achieved with ludicrous ease, there was no point taking

23-Dec-2008•S Aga

A fourth-innings special

Stats highlights of India's six-wicket win against England in Chennai

15-Dec-2008•Cricinfo staff

Ishant, Rohit and Badrinath benefit from new contracts

Ishant Sharma, Rohit Sharma and S Badrinath have emerged as the biggest gainers after the BCCI announced the new set of annual players' contracts that run up to September 30 next year. Rahul Dravid, who has been struggling for form over the last year, has

15-Dec-2008•Cricinfo staff

'We were not complacent' - Dhoni

After three straightforward victories against the two best teams in the world, Mahendra Singh Dhoni discovered today that Test-match captaincy won't always be a bed of fragrant blooms

12-Dec-2008•S Aga

The start of a new era?

For both sides, this is a pivotal series; in many ways, it's also the start of a new era

10-Dec-2008•Cricinfo staff

Pietersen backs decision to play Swann

England captain Kevin Pietersen has backed his decision to play Graeme Swann in the first Test against India starting Thursday in Chennai. He was confident of the spinner delivering the goods and said he deserved his debut.

10-Dec-2008•Cricinfo staff

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