Laxman plays a lone hand
VVS Laxman kept one end up as wickets fell around him and India struggled towards the follow-on target
08-Jul-2005•The Wisden Bulletin by Anand Vasu
The Visionary
Punjab's cricketing visionary speaks about cricket in the state, and more
08-Jul-2005•Interview by Rahul Bhattacharya
Sachin and the leg-side blues
Sachin Tendulkar's tendency to play across the line into the on side got him in trouble against the New Zealanders
08-Jul-2005•Amit Varma
Turn in the tale
It was a sight to be expected
08-Jul-2005•New Zealand View by Lynn McConnell
Trevor Bailey in disguise?
Those who watched the fourth day's play might have been dulled into thinking that Trevor Bailey and Chris Tavare were out there in disguise
08-Jul-2005•The Wisden Verdict by Dileep Premachandran
Watching greatness struggle
Every previous evening of this Test match Sachin Tendulkar has emerged from the dressing-room after play and asked for soft half-volleys to be thrown at him
08-Jul-2005•Rahul Bhattacharya in Mohali
Sehwag's century lights up Mohali
New Zealand declared at 630, after McMillan completed the fourth century of the innings
07-Jul-2005•The Wisden Bulletin by Anand Vasu
Vettori shines on a batting paradise
Daniel Vettori, the left-arm spinner, looks as happy as a pig in muck
07-Jul-2005•New Zealand View by Lynn McConnell
Kill complacency, not Test cricket
No excuses can be made for a pitch that's overly loaded in favour of batsmen, or for bowlers who don't give it their all
07-Jul-2005•The Wisden Verdict by Dileep Premachandran
Sehwag calls for wickets that aid spinners
Making himself heard in a debate that will not die, Virender Sehwag has called for India to return to preparing pitches that can be exploited by their spinners
07-Jul-2005•Rahul Bhattacharya in Mohali
Self-denial ... and self-indulgence
All those who have classified Virender Sehwag as an exciting one-day strokeplayer who does nothave the temperament for the longer game had better think again
07-Jul-2005•Amit Varma
Sheep were jumping fences
Three days, seven wickets
07-Jul-2005•Roving Reporter by Rahul Bhattacharya in Mohali
New Zealand control proceedings on second day
India had more success on the second day than on the first, but not necessarily more joy, as New Zealand ground their way to a mammoth 536 for 5.
07-Jul-2005•The Wisden Bulletin by Anand Vasu
Why Richardson's 2000th makes him special
Mark Richardson - a very special batsman © AFP
Mark Richardson's delayed start to Test cricket hasn't prevented him from jointly achieving the record of being the fastest player to score 2000 runs for the country
07-Jul-2005•Lynn McConnell
Richardson: 'We don't want to cock it up'
Mark Richardson's dismissal was a rare bright spot in a bleak Test for India © AFP
Cruel as it may be to rub it into one's opponents after keeping them in the field for two days, Mark Richardson managed it effortlessly
07-Jul-2005•Rahul Bhattacharya
The V for Victory
If Lou Vincent and Mark Richardson prospered yesterday by swatting deliveries to midwicket and square leg constantly, Scott Styris followed a different drummer
07-Jul-2005•Samanth Subramanian
Richardson and Vincent torment India
Lou Vincent and Mark Richardson both scored hundreds as New Zealand reached a commanding 247 for 1 at close on the first day of the second Test at Mohali
07-Jul-2005•The Wisden Bulletin by Anand Vasu
Little jewel with a beat of Bhangra
There was scent of tandoori in the air, and the bhangra played during intervals
06-Jul-2005•Rahul Bhattacharya
Richardson and Vincent - it has a ring to it
Mark Richardson and Lou Vincent authored another chapter as New Zealand continue to rewrite the record books
06-Jul-2005•Lynn McConnell
When will they ever learn?
India's tactics at home are increasingly beginning to resemble a violin concerto played on one string
06-Jul-2005•The Wisden Verdict by Dileep Premachandran