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The off-side God

Sachin Tendulkar hogged the limelight after getting to 10,000 Test runs on the first day at Kolkata, but the classy performance of the day came from Rahul Dravid, who made 110 exquisite runs before falling in the last over of the day

17-Mar-2005•On the Ball with S Rajesh and Arun Gopalakrishnan

Y & Y's success, M & M's failure

A statistical look at the second day's play at Kolkata

17-Mar-2005•Cricinfo staff

Younis and Youhana sizzle

Yousuf Youhana and Younis Khan made unbeaten centuries as Pakistan ended the second day of the Kolkata Test strongly, at 273 for 2

17-Mar-2005•The Bulletin by Amit Varma at Kolkata

Tendulkar joins the 10,000 club

His dismissal for 94 at Mohali delayed the inevitable, but Tendulkar needed just one more innings to score the 27 he required to reach the landmark of 10,000 Test runs

16-Mar-2005•S Rajesh

Never another like Sachin

For many Indians, he remains the cherub-faced boy who refused to be bullied by the fearsome pace of Waqar Younis and Wasim Akram, and the guileful menace of Imran Khan

16-Mar-2005•Dileep Premachandran in Kolkata

'There is more to cricket and life'

Sachin Tendulkar talks to the media after joining Allan Border, Sunil Gavaskar, Steve Waugh and Brian Lara in acculumating 10000 Test runs

16-Mar-2005•Anand Vasu

First-class Dravid, and high aggregates

A statistical look at the first day's play at Kolkata

16-Mar-2005•Cricinfo staff

Unimposing Eden

Today, at least, there is no cauldron at Eden Gardens

16-Mar-2005•Roving Reporter by Osman Samiuddin in Kolkata

Tendulkar scales another mountain

The fifth ball of the 62nd over, bowled at 2.40pm, by Abdul Razzaq, was just short of a length and slanting into the pads, and Sachin Tendulkar moved across his stumps and tucked the ball to the on-side to scale another personal summit

16-Mar-2005•Anand Vasu in Kolkata

Dravid - 'I felt in control throughout'

Rahul Dravid's assured century against Pakistan lost out on the limelight because Sachin Tendulkar reached 10,000 Test runs on the same day

16-Mar-2005•Anand Vasu in Kolkata

Late strikes mar India's day

An exquisite century by Rahul Dravid took India to 344 for 6 on the first day of the second Test between India and Pakistan, but a spurt of wickets at the close helped Pakistan draw back into the game

16-Mar-2005•The Bulletin by Amit Varma at Kolkata

The end of Sehwag

When Virender Sehwag stays at the crease he hurts you

16-Mar-2005•Anand Vasu in Kolkata

Dravid's masterclass

If bygone generations of Indian fans were openlyenthralled by - and secretly coveted - an unendingline of Pakistani pacemen, so too will this generationof Pakistani fans come to appreciate and marvel at thecurrent generation of Indian batsmen

16-Mar-2005•The Verdict by Osman Samiuddin in Kolkata

Breaking down Kaneria

Danish Kaneria is benefitting more from Shoaib Akhtar's absence than he realises

15-Mar-2005•Anand Vasu in Kolkata

An equal battle

Through one day of fiercely determined cricket the Pakistan team have gone from being 'the worst of its kind to tour India' to being regarded as a serious contender

15-Mar-2005•Preview by Anand Vasu in Kolkata

The perfect Test venue

A look at the numbers reveal about the Eden Gardens

15-Mar-2005•S Rajesh

'Younis Khan will not be dropped' - Inzamam

Sourav Ganguly was less than enthused when he met the press on the eve of the Kolkata Test, but Inzamam-ul-Haq brought his dry humour to the table and livened things up

15-Mar-2005•Anand Vasu in Kolkata

Green-top at Eden Gardens?

The Mohali surface had a fair sprinkling of grass, and if media reports are to be believed, the pitch at Eden Gardens, the venue of the second Test, is also likely to aid the seamers

14-Mar-2005•Cricinfo staff

Woolmer warns against complacency

Bob Woolmer, the Pakistan coach, has cautioned that the players could not afford to be complacent after saving the first Test at Mohali

14-Mar-2005•Cricinfo staff

India lack the killer instincts, says Wright

John Wright has criticised the Indian team for not delivering the final blow in the first Test at Mohali against Pakistan, and has advised the team to be more hungry for success if they are to hold top rankings in international cricket

14-Mar-2005•Cricinfo staff

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