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Smith praises dominant performance

Graeme Smith paid tribute to his team for a "dominant performance" after their innings-and-25-run win over India in the first Test in Centurion

20-Dec-2010•Firdose Moonda at SuperSport Park

MS Dhoni worried by inept bowling

MS Dhoni has come down hard on his bowlers after India started yet another tour with a demoralising defeat

20-Dec-2010•Sidharth Monga at SuperSport Park

Zaheer fit for Durban, but Raina's form a worry

After the post-match presentation, Zaheer Khan bowled a spell on the same pitch that the Test was played on, along with Ishant Sharma. MS Dhoni confirmed that he was fit, and would play the second Test

20-Dec-2010•Sidharth Monga at SuperSport Park

Smith surprised by India's fifth-day approach

Graeme Smith expected more of a fight from India on the final morning, and was surprised at how easily the last two wickets came

20-Dec-2010•Sidharth Monga at SuperSport Park

South Africa complete comprehensive victory

Once the players woke up to sunny skies in Centurion, it was only a matter of time before South Africa took the final two wickets that stood between them and a 1-0 lead in the series

20-Dec-2010•The Bulletin by George Binoy

'Congrats you massive little legend!'

Twitter reactions to Sachin Tendulkar becoming the first batsman to make 50 Test centuries

19-Dec-2010•ESPNcricinfo staff

Tendulkar and Dhoni delay South Africa's win

When strong winds and storm clouds forced the players off SuperSport Park late on the fourth day, South Africa were on the verge of winning a Test they had dominated entirely

19-Dec-2010•The Bulletin by George Binoy

'It will be hard for South Africa to get us out' - Gambhir

Gautam Gambhir has said the wicket in Centurion has become good for batting and India has the quality to save the Test match

18-Dec-2010•Sidharth Monga at SuperSport Park

Kallis explains golf-shot celebration

Jacques Kallis says he is relieved to have finally got a double-century in Tests, and is particularly pleased it came against the world's best Test team

18-Dec-2010•Firdose Moonda at SuperSport Park

de Villiers and Kallis devastate India

If the Indians thought they had hit rock bottom on the opening day, they were in for the most unbelievable of shocks as they crashed through that bottom and continued their free-fall

18-Dec-2010•The Bulletin by George Binoy

Harbhajan assault was deliberate - Petersen

Alviro Petersen was driving confidently in the morning session and looked set to continue in that vein. If he had, it would have gone a long way in cementing an opening slot

17-Dec-2010•Firdose Moonda at SuperSport Park

Disappointed Dravid confident of saving the game

At the end of the second day, with India falling hopelessly behind, Rahul Dravid didn't promise to show "what batting actually means", but said India believed they could get out of this rut

17-Dec-2010•Sidharth Monga at SuperSport Park

Super South Africa assume complete dominance

Jacques Kallis reached 100 faster than he has ever done in Tests and Hashim Amla pushed his Test average against India this year beyond 600 as South Africa ended the day 230 ahead with eight wickets remaining

17-Dec-2010•The Bulletin by Siddarth Ravindran

Morkel and Steyn exact a carefully planned revenge

On Thursday, at SuperSport Park in Centurion, Morkel and Steyn exacted a carefully planned revenge for the pain inflicted on them by the Indian batting in Kolkata earlier in the year

16-Dec-2010•Firdose Moonda at SuperSport Park

Harbhajan rues losing crucial toss

Harbhajan Singh says his team was well-prepared for the series, but not for the damp pitch where the toss was vital, where the ball seamed and nipped around, and where a few stopped on the batsmen

16-Dec-2010•Sidharth Monga at SuperSport Park

Steyn, Morkel leave India in tatters

With Virender Sehwag gone, Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel gave India a South African welcome - one that involved tenderizing gloves, bruising bodies and the smell of lacquer and leather

16-Dec-2010•The Bulletin by George Binoy

Wet weather delays start of Test series

Wet weather has delayed the start of the first Test between South Africa and India in Centurion

16-Dec-2010•Firdose Moonda at the SuperSport Park in Centurion

Adapting to the local weather is key - Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar has singled out early acclimatisation to the South African weather as key to India's performance on the tour, ahead of the first Test in Centurion on Thursday

16-Dec-2010•ESPNcricinfo staff

Weather set to play a big part

The weather is set to have a vital part to play in India's first Test against South Africa in Centurion

15-Dec-2010•Firdose Moonda in Centurion

India weakened ahead of clash of equals

ESPNcricinfo previews the first Test between South Africa and India in Centurion

15-Dec-2010•The Preview by George Binoy

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