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Gambhir has come of age - Srikkanth

Gautam Gambhir's match-saving 137 in the second Test against New Zealand has impressed Kris Srikkanth, India's chairman of selectors

01-Apr-2009•Cricinfo staff

Vettori hails team effort but not the pitch

Daniel Vettori was happy with his team's fightback, and praised his bowlers, but felt the pitch should have deteriorated much more on the last day

30-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga in Napier

Unshaken and unstirred

The greatest test that Gautam Gambhir passed was not only to survive the fourth day, but to come back on the fifth and renew the battle with complete concentration

30-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga in Napier

It's VVS, all through

Plays of the Day from the fifth day of the Napier Test between New Zealand and India

30-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga in Napier

'We needed to show character and did that'

There is a resilience about this Indian team that makes people think twice before writing them off, and that quality came to the fore again on the fourth day in Napier

29-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga in Napier

Moles optimistic about chance to win

Andy Moles, the New Zealand coach, is optimistic of pulling off a series leveller on Monday in Napier despite his side picking up only one wicket on the fourth day

29-Mar-2009•Cricinfo staff

Dravid's 15th six

Plays of the Day from the fourth day of the Napier Test between New Zealand and India

29-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga in Napier

150 reasons to smile

After struggling through the domestic season and missing the home series against West Indies, the good times are back for Chris Martin

28-Mar-2009•Cricinfo staff

We can save the Test - Laxman

Rahul Dravid will be one ticked-off man today. He certainly didn't hide it. After playing almost flawlessly throughout, and making another Test century look a certainty, he threw it away with a careless shot to a part-timer, two overs before the new ball

28-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga in Napier

The no-ball that wasn't

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

28-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga in Napier

'It has been a long time coming' - McCullum

It's funny what runs on board can do. It may not have been comprehensive, but there was a reversal of roles here in Napier. It was India who dropped on to the defensive too early, spilled the catches and struggled to stay alert

27-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga in Napier

Yuvi shines, Ryder fumes, and Munaf runs

Plays of the day for day two two of the second Test between New Zealand and India in Napier

27-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga in Napier

Mark's men on top

It was lunch time and New Zealand had recovered from 23 for 3, but one man was not moving from his position to the right of the sightscreen. Mark Greatbatch didn't want to move because he was superstitious. His boys, Ross Taylor and Jesse Ryder, were doin

26-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga in Napier

Dhoni injury not serious

MS Dhoni, who missed the Napier Test because of a back spasm he sustained on the eve of the match, is likely to return for the Wellington Test

26-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga in Napier

What are you doing here?

Plays of the Day from the first day of the second Test between New Zealand and India in Napier

26-Mar-2009•Sidharth Monga in Napier

India eye historic series triumph

One down with two to play, New Zealand have it all to do, while India have an opportunity to win their first Test series in that country in 41 years

25-Mar-2009•The Preview by S Rajesh

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

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