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Napier groundsman denies fungus problem

The groundsman at McLean Park, Phil Stoyanoff, has promised a typical Napier pitch, one on which lots of runs are scored

25-Mar-2009•Cricinfo staff

Struggling Mills hopes for a turnaround

When India came to New Zealand, the hosts were desperate to get the injured Kyle Mills back. He was their best and most experienced new-ball operator then

24-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga

Fungus forces Napier pitch to be moved

A fungus growth has forced curators at McLean Park to shift the pitch for the second Test between New Zealand and India so as to keep the affected areas outside the playing zone

23-Mar-2009•Cricinfo staff

Injured O'Brien and Flynn retained for second Test

Injured players Daniel Flynn and Iain O'Brien have been retained in the New Zealand squad for the second Test against India starting on March 26 in Napier

23-Mar-2009•Cricinfo staff

Munaf responds to captain's call

If Munaf Patel goes through the series with the same intensity and results, the final block of this largely settled team could fall into place

22-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga

Moles promises sterner test for India in Napier

Andy Moles, New Zealand's coach, has vowed that in Napier India will face "a lot sterner examination than they did in the first Test match"

22-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga in Hamilton

The batting needs to click - Vettori

Daniel Vettori, the New Zealand captain, has criticised the team's showing and called for an improved performance in the second Test in Napier

21-Mar-2009•Cricinfo staff

Ruthless Dhoni eyes series win

In the end it didn't seem like it had been 33 years in coming. The Indian team hadn't lined up at the picket fence waiting for the winning runs nor did they rush onto the field to soak up what they hadn't experienced on several previous tours - a Test win

21-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga at Seddon Park

Turning it on, Harbhajan style

One of the criticisms that Harbhajan Singh has had to live with is his performance overseas. After all, how many times had he won India a Test outside the subcontinent? One has to strain the mind to think of such instances.

21-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga at Seddon Park

India end drought with thumping win

Harbhajan Singh took 6 for 63 - his best figures in New Zealand - to set up a ten-wicket win which gave India the first Test victory in 33 years in the country

21-Mar-2009•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

We have been outplayed - Moles

Andy Moles, the New Zealand coach, was not a happy man after his team had looked dispirited throughout the third day and faced a strong possibility of going down 1-0 in the series

20-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga in Hamilton

Tendulkar's catch attracts controversy

A low catch during the third day's play of Hamilton Test could create a controversy involving Sachin Tendulkar, who was "100% confident he had taken it"

20-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga in Hamilton

Fat men can dive

Plays of the Day from the third day of the Hamilton Test between New Zealand and India

20-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga in Hamilton

Tendulkar's ton gives India big lead

Sachin Tendulkar scored his 42nd Test century and gave Seddon Park a batting masterclass as India established a stranglehold on proceedings on the third day

20-Mar-2009•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

Yusuf says he'll gain from New Zealand experience

Yusuf Pathan, the Indian allrounder, wasn't in the best of form during the New Zealand tour but said playing in unfamiliar conditions had been a learning experience

19-Mar-2009•Cricinfo staff

'It is good to be back' - Martin

Chris Martin, the New Zealand seamer, the New Zealand seamer, believes his performance on the second day has helped put his doubters at bay

19-Mar-2009•Cricinfo staff

We've got our noses ahead - Dravid

Rahul Dravid has carried his form from the Mohali Test before Christmas and the Indian domestic season on to New Zealand. He put India on the right track before missing out on what could have been his fifth century in his last seven first-class matches

19-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga in Hamilton

A slow yet absorbing day

India scored only 249 runs and lost only four wickets. But what the second day lacked in drama, it made up in intensity

19-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga in Hamilton

Tendulkar's fifty keeps India on top

Half-centuries from Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar ensured that India made slow but steady progress on the second day and were only one run behind New Zealand when bad light stopped play at Seddon Park

19-Mar-2009•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

'We stuck to how we both know to play' - Vettori

Daniel Vettori can be an irritating tailender, robbing the game of all its momentum, playing little dab shots, with soft hands, and taking single after single. But he isn't. He gets to play very little for Northern Districts, his state side, given his int

18-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga in Hamilton

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