Monday 30 March '09
When Virender Sehwag was out playing an across-the-line aggressive shot for the second time in the Test on Saturday, a debate was triggered.Monday 30 March '09
At the end of Day Four, it was tough to say whether Daniel Vettori was physically exhausted after bowling 24 overs...Monday
30 March '09Had umpire Ian Gould concentrated as hard as Gautam Gambhir and Rahul Dravid did, it might well have ended as a wicketless day.Sunday
29 March '09It was a day that brought the realisation that in cricket the gritty can outdo the gifted.Saturday
28 March '09In an old edition of the Napier Boys High School’s in-house magazine, one of Jesse Ryder’s team mates had made a prediction about the cricketer...Friday
27 March '09Mark Greatbatch lives only a short drive away from McLean Park but he would’ve walked miles to be here.Friday
27 March '09“Any injury update?” That’s a harmless end-of-press-conference question that most skippers face on Test-match eve.Thursday
26 March '09Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s aura is well-documented in contemporary cricket history but recently a hint of a halo has emerged around him.Thursday
26 March '09Due to an early flight from Auckland and a Napier motel’s unwavering, late check-in policy...Thursday
26 March '09In the build-up to this Test match, there has been a noticeable change in New Zealand’s net sessions.Wednesday
25 March '09Having taken a 1-0 lead in the series, Dhoni & Co will be wary of letting their guard slip, as has happened in the past.Tuesday
24 March '09Till Sunday, most of New Zealand’s Indian Premier League players were getting security updates from their players’ body before deciding if they should travel to India....Tuesday
24 March '09By evening, it was tough to decide which Indian cricketer had entered the hotel lobby with the most shopping bags....Monday
23 March '09If India’s Test win at Hamilton were to be summed up in a crisp synopsis for future reference, it would read something like this....Sunday
22 March '09The last time India won a Test match in New Zealand, three of the oldest members of the present squad hadn’t started going to school....Sunday
22 March '09When the Indians head to Auckland on Sunday for a two-day break, New Zealand will be involved in a training session...Saturday
21 March '09Sachin Tendulkar 70 not out at the end of day’s play isn’t merely a line on a scoreboard but a situation pregnant with possibilities.Saturday
21 March '09In the intriguing world of cricket statistics, 150 isn’t a very important number.Friday
20 March '09When Rahul Dravid was asked if he identified with the rockstar image of the Indian team that the New Zealand...Thursday
19 March '09Before the start of the first day’s play, who would’ve thought New Zealand would finish at 279 after being 61 for 6...Thursday
19 March '09It was the Test-match eve and the Indian team’s net session was winding up.Wednesday
18 March '09During the last two practice sessions leading up to the first Test, it took a while for the Team India kitbags to open, and the shining willows to come out....Tuesday
17 March '09There were enough signs at Seddon Park to suggest that a Test match was just round the corner....Tuesday
17 March '09It’s the return of an early morning ritual that Indian fans practise every few years, especially on the opening day of the opening Test in New Zealand....Monday
16 March '09A good night’s sleep to celebrate the end of back-to-back day/night one-dayers translated into a struggle to doze off...
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