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A debut to remember

Reporters, I imagine, attach the same significance to their debut Test matches as cricketers do, and treasure their memories with emotion and nostalgia for the rest of their lives in cricket

02-Dec-2004•Roving Reporter by Chandrahas Choudhury

Kumble's hour of glory

With the exception of cantankerous old men tormented by jealousy and blinded by nostalgia, most of us recognise that we live in a golden age of spin bowling

02-Dec-2004•Wisden Verdict by Dileep Premachandran

India complete comfortable eight-wicket win

India completed a comfortable eight-wicket win against South Africa after Harbhajan Singh's 7 for 87, left then with an eminently attainable target of 117

02-Dec-2004•The Bulletin by Rahul Bhatia

'Any score is chaseable' - Wright

At the press conference after the fourth day's play, John Wright said that the result of the Kolkata Test would now depend on how well India played

01-Dec-2004•Chandrahas Choudhury

Ganguly fined 30% of his match fee

Sourav Ganguly has been fined 30% of his match fee after being found guilty of breaching the ICC's Code of Conduct during the second Test against South Africa at Kolkata

01-Dec-2004•Cricinfo staff

Harbhajan rocks South Africa on a wearing pitch

Harbhajan Singh exploited a wearing pitch superbly, taking 4 for 58, as South Africa struggled to 172 for 5 at close of play on the fourth day at Kolkata, an overall lead of only 66

01-Dec-2004•The Bulletin by Rahul Bhatia

Kallis stands his ground

Ask any Indian supporter when the turning point of the game arrived andhe'll have little doubt

01-Dec-2004•The Wisden Verdict by Neil Manthorp

Test captains unite in the fight against HIV/AIDS

The captains of nine Test-playing nations have jointly released a statement in support of the fight against HIV/AIDS to coincide with World Aids today on December 1

30-Nov-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

India inch past South Africa

India's batsmen struggled against some disciplined South African bowling on the third day of the second Test at Kolkata but managed to secure a 54-run lead

30-Nov-2004•The Bulletin by Rahul Bhatia

No South Africa slump - Rhodes

Jonty Rhodes, in India for some promotional and charity work, gave a press conference at the end of the third day

30-Nov-2004•Chandrahas Choudhury

What's in a field?

No single detail about a Test match immediately reveals so much about the game as the look of the field - that is, the way the nine fielders available to the bowler are placed

30-Nov-2004•Roving Reporter by Chandrahas Choudhury

'They made us work hard for runs' - Dravid

Rahul Dravid hopes to extend India's lead © Getty Images Ray Jennings threw a few punches at the post-day press conference on day three, in a move that may soon come to be known as the Jennings counterattack

30-Nov-2004•Chandrahas Choudhury

Sehwag puts India well on top

A masterful 82 not out by Virender Sehwag put India in command of the Kolkata Test

29-Nov-2004•The Bulletin by Rahul Bhatia

The Amlas come home

On the afternoon of the first day of the Kolkata Test there appeared amoment that will surely find its way into all future histories of SouthAfrican cricket

29-Nov-2004•Chandrahas Choudhury

South Africa defend their batting stance

Discussions at the post-day press conference on day two revolved aroundthe merits of the different approaches to batting seen from South Africaand India, a difference that was starkly emphasized by Virender Sehwag'srattling innings in the afternoon

29-Nov-2004•Chandrahas Choudhury

'It's good that the pacemen took wickets' - Smith

The loss of five wickets for 227 notwithstanding, Graeme Smith soundedpositive at the post-day press conference

28-Nov-2004•Chandrahas Choudhury at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata

Kallis blooms at Eden Gardens

Jacques Kallis helped South Africa overcome a wobbly start and went on to make his first Test century against India at Kolkata

28-Nov-2004•The Bulletin by Rahul Bhatia

Back to where it all began

Eden Gardens was the venue where South Africa played their first one-dayer

28-Nov-2004•Chandrahas Choudhury at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata

'I hope to be going to Bangladesh' - Wright

India's disappointing run in both Tests and one-day internationals this season has increased speculation that a change of coach might be imminent, and John Wright, the current coach, did nothing to quash those rumours when speaking to reporters in

27-Nov-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff

Indians under pressure to deliver

Frustrated in equal measure by South Africa's obdurate batsmen and by a benign pitch at Kanpur, Sourav Ganguly's Indian team, overwhelming favourites before the series, are under pressure to produce a win in the final Test of the series, at the Eden

27-Nov-2004•Preview by Chandrahas Choudhury in Kolkata

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