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Finding their voice

Finding their voice

Shahid Afridi threatened to do a Sehwag, crashing Balaji behind point and audaciously over mid-off, and Pathan through cover off the back foot, over point and once square of the wicket

17-Mar-2005•Anand Vasu in Kolkata

Pakistan trade flair for resilience

Pakistan trade flair for resilience

Perhaps because we're not used to seeing it, we don'toften acknowledge it anymore

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

'I appreciate everything the team did for me'

'I appreciate everything the team did for me'

Younis Khan's place in the team was in doubt after his woeful performance at Mohali

17-Mar-2005•Anand Vasu in Kolkata

The off-side God

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

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

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

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

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'

'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

First-class Dravid, and high aggregates

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

16-Mar-2005•Cricinfo staff

Unimposing Eden

Unimposing Eden

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

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

Dravid - 'I felt in control throughout'

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

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

The end of Sehwag

When Virender Sehwag stays at the crease he hurts you

16-Mar-2005•Anand Vasu in Kolkata

Dravid's masterclass

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

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