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Improvising Indians, and Dhoni's back-up plan

Plays of the Day for the first ODI between New Zealand and India in Napier

03-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga in Napier

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

Tendulkar returns to boost India in opener

The preview for the first ODI between New Zealand and India at McLean Park in Napier

02-Mar-2009•The Preview by George Binoy

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

Six Indians to play NZ domestic matches

Six Indian players will be spread over two rounds of New Zealand's State Championship ahead of the three-Test series, Niranjan Shah, the Indian team manager confirmed

01-Mar-2009•Cricinfo staff

Warm-up in doubt over ICL stand-off

The Indian board's plan for six of its cricketers to turn out in New Zealand's domestic competition ahead of the Tests is in doubt with the New Zealand players' body saying it will not pull ICL players out of state squads

01-Mar-2009•Cricinfo staff

Injured Ishant in doubt for first ODI

Ishant Sharma could miss the first ODI against New Zealand in Napier on March 3 because of a shoulder problem

28-Feb-2009•Cricinfo staff

Butler makes comeback to one-day squad

While Nathan McCullum and Ewen Thompson failed to make the move up to New Zealand's one-day squad, Ian Butler made a comeback after five years for the first of three ODIs against India starting March 3

28-Feb-2009•Cricinfo staff

New Zealand to provide higher security

New Zealand will increase security at the grounds for the rest of India's tour after a bottle-throwing incident during the second Twenty20 international in Wellington

28-Feb-2009•Cricinfo staff

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

Gully cricket, and 'Mills and Broom'

Plays of the day for New Zealand v India, 2nd Twenty20, Wellington

27-Feb-2009•Sidharth Monga in Wellington

The bar's been raised, so have the stakes

Vettori will want more of the same from Wednesday night: precise bowling, quick fielding and sensible batting

26-Feb-2009•The Preview by Sidharth Monga in Wellington

Match-winning McCullum salutes fellow batsmen

Brendon McCullum seems to have taken the senior batsman's responsibility, and has curbed his aggressive instincts to anchor an inexperienced batting line-up. Today, he was returned the favour by the other batsmen, especially Martin Guptill, who surprised

25-Feb-2009•Sidharth Monga in Christchurch

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

Sehwag hits New Zealand for six

Plays of the Day of the first Twenty20 international between New Zealand and India in Christchurch

25-Feb-2009•Sidharth Monga in Christchurch

McCullum fifty sets up NZ's win

New Zealand and India adopted different approaches to their innings and in the end it was the host's more measured and sensible method that prevailed over the visitors' manic thrash

25-Feb-2009•The Bulletin by Kanishkaa Balachandran

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

A whole set of unknowns

India may have got perfect facilities at the academy to train but it can never replicate the actual venue and the actual match timings

24-Feb-2009•Sidharth Monga in Christchurch

Auckland coach to assist Moles during India series

Auckland coach Mark O'Donnell will assist the New Zealand coach Andy Moles during the home series against India

24-Feb-2009•Cricinfo staff

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