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Spinners will have to use the rough - Dhoni

From afar this pitch doesn't appear to have broken up as much Indian dust bowls generally do. While batsmen dragging their feet does cause some dust to fly, it's not as though each ball landing on the pitch is accompanied by a puff of dust

03-Dec-2007•Anand Vasu in Kolkata

India accelerate to extend lead

India gave themselves some hope of winning the second Test at Eden Gardens, finally hustling out Pakistan's resistance on the fourth day

03-Dec-2007•The Bulletin by Osman Samiuddin

Centuries breathe life into the series

Kamran Akmal and Misbah-ul-Haq scored contrasting centuries but allowed Pakistan to close in on the follow-on mark that at one stage looked a distinct possibility

02-Dec-2007•Anand Vasu

Younis dissociates himself from team selection

Younis Khan, standing is as captain for the injured Shoaib Malik, has dissociated himself from the decision to include Shoaib Akhtar in the playing XI for the second Test

02-Dec-2007•Cricinfo staff

Misbah and Akmal defy India

Defiant centuries from Misbah-ul-Haq and Kamran Akmal left Pakistan 258 runs behind India's mammoth first-innings score of 616

02-Dec-2007•The Bulletin by Osman Samiuddin

Younis backs Malik after string of criticism

Younis Khan, Pakistan's vice-captain, has lashed out at the country's former cricketers for criticising Shoaib Malik's captaincy

01-Dec-2007•Cricinfo staff

Ganguly and Laxman add to Pakistan's misery

Sourav Ganguly got his first Test hundred in Kolkata as India bruised, battered and pummelled Pakistan

01-Dec-2007•The Bulletin by Osman Samiuddin

The most unacrobatic dive

Anand Vasu presents the Plays of the day from the first day of the second Test between India and Pakistan in Kolkata

30-Nov-2007•Anand Vasu in Kolkata

Majestic Jaffer puts India in command

Wasim Jaffer's bat sparkled brightest on a day of total dominance for India's batsmen

30-Nov-2007•The Bulletin by Osman Samiuddin

Boycott suggests four-day floodlit Tests

Geoff Boycott has urged the game's administrators to consider revamping Test cricket to make it more appealing to a modern audience

29-Nov-2007•Cricinfo staff

Pakistan's pace bowling woes

A timeline of Pakistan's problems with pace bowlers over the last two years

29-Nov-2007•Cricinfo staff

Koertzen answers ICC SOS to stand in Kolkata

Rudi Koertzen has flown to India to stand in the second Test in Kolkata after Billy Bowden, who was due to officiate, was taken ill

29-Nov-2007•Cricinfo staff

Pakistan in disarray ahead of must-win match

Pakistan, with their injury concerns, have nothing to lose going into the second Test, while India will do well not to dwell on the composition of Pakistan's squad,says Anand Vasu

29-Nov-2007•Anand Vasu in Kolkata

Umar Gul to fly home after another injury

Umar Gul has broken down while training and will be sent home ahead of the second Test

29-Nov-2007•Dileep Premachandran in Kolkata

Shoaib Akhtar discharged from hospital

Shoaib Akhtar has been discharged from a private hospital after recovering from a fever and chest infection

29-Nov-2007•Cricinfo staff

Heavy security cover as police take no chances

Even before the game has begun, nearly 5000 city policemen were involved in the protection of the two teams, and this number will increase manifold by the time the game begins on Friday

28-Nov-2007•Anand Vasu in Kolkata

Malik and Shoaib remain doubtful starters

The rate at which Pakistan's players are dropping, through injury, illness or both, they might just find it hard to put out a strong eleven when the second Test begins in Kolkata

28-Nov-2007•Anand Vasu in Kolkata

Tight security for Pakistan in Kolkata

Pakistan have arrived in Kolkata amid high security following an email which threatened the visitors

28-Nov-2007•Cricinfo staff

Malik needs to be a tougher captain - Afridi

Pakistan allrounder Shahid Afridi wants Shoaib Malik, the captain, to be "tough and demanding" to get the most out of his players

28-Nov-2007•Cricinfo staff

RP Singh and Sreesanth face fitness tests

Indian fast bowlers RP Singh and Sreesanth will undergo fitness Tests in Kolkata

28-Nov-2007•Cricinfo staff

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