Shahid Afridi - master of the chaos
Pakistan View
15-Apr-2005•The Pakistan View by Osman Samiuddin
Front-foot blaster
A statistical analysis of Shahid Afridi's century
15-Apr-2005•On the ball with S Rajesh and Arun Gopalakrishnan
Bowlers enliven a stalemate
As expected, the Kanpur Test petered out to a draw with the South African top order gaining some useful batting practice on the final day
24-Nov-2004•The Bulletin by S Rajesh
Managing the media
Gerald de Kock was one peeved communications officer
24-Nov-2004•Roving Reporter by Nagraj Gollapudi in Kanpur
No point blaming the pitch, says Wadekar
Ajit Wadekar, the former Indian captain and coach, feels that too much is being made of the quality of pitches used for Test matches
23-Nov-2004•Siddhartha Vaidyanathan
Sehwag shines on a sluggish pitch
Virender Sehwag lit up a day of otherwise unattractive cricket as the batsmen struggled on the sluggish pitch, caught between looking out for runs and keeping watch for the ones that stayed low
23-Nov-2004•Bulletin by S Rajesh
Sehwag and Gambhir hit back in style
Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir got India off to a great start as they finished the third day on 185 without loss
22-Nov-2004•Bulletin by S Rajesh
'We are in a good position', says Kumble
Although Anil Kumble picked up six wickets in the first innings, he had to toil hard to pierce South Africa's dogged batting
22-Nov-2004
Hall century puts South Africa on top
Andrew Hall's maiden Test century - a superb 163 - kept India's bowlers at bay on the second day of the first Test at Kanpur and took South Africa to 459 for 7
21-Nov-2004•The Bulletin by S Rajesh
Pitches and plodders
As the day wore on, you wondered whether it would have made the slightest bit of difference if right-wing vandals - who desecrated the Wankhede Stadium pitch in 1999 to kill off hopes of an India-Pakistan Test being played there - and their pick-axes
21-Nov-2004•The Wisden Verdict by Dileep Premachandran
From township to Test cricket
Hardships, misery, struggle: Thami Tsolekile has seen all that
21-Nov-2004•Nagraj Gollapudi
Gambhir whets India's appetite
After a summer and autumn of discontent, India's cricket team can put their feet up this evening, safe in the knowledge that the opening-batting conundrum appears to be nearer a solution - on placid home pitches at least
21-Nov-2004•The Wisden Verdict by Dileep Premachandran
'We need to play better and be smarter,' says Dravid
Rahul Dravid and John Wright speak about the pitch at Kanpur ahead of India's first Test against South Africa
18-Nov-2004•Nagraj Gollapudi
Smith upbeat ahead of first Test
Graeme Smith and Ray Jennings speak out ahead of South Africa's first Test at Kanpur against India
18-Nov-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff
Ganguly free to play in first Test
Sourav Ganguly is free to play in the first Test against South Africa at Kanpur, which starts on Saturday (Nov 20), after the ICC decided that it was impractical for the appeal against his two-match ban to be heard before the match
18-Nov-2004•Wisden Cricinfo staff
Pitch perfect
Shivkumar Yadav had no aspirations or training to be a curator as he was growing up but now, in his mid-thirties, he finds himself in charge of the Green Park pitch at Kanpur
18-Nov-2004•Roving Reporter by Nagraj Gollapudi at Green Park
Kanpur in doubt as venue for New Zealand tour
Kanpur and Mohali have been confirmed as the venues for New Zealand's tour of India in September-October, but doubts have arisen about Kanpur's readiness for a match
17-Jul-2003•Wisden CricInfo staff
A meek English surrender at Green Park
It is about time that the selectors gave some thought to playing five specialist bowlers in the side
29-Jan-2002•Erapalli Prasanna
Sehwag and Tendulkar batting display stuns England as India race to victory
It appeared that England had got off to an incredible start to their innings when Nick Knight and Marcus Trescothick put on 71 for the first wicket in ten overs
28-Jan-2002•Ralph Dellor
Uttar Pradesh wins at Kanpur
Uttar Pradesh notched up a 155-run victory over Vidarbha on Day Four
of their Ranji Trophy league match at Kanpur on Sunday
26-Nov-2001•Staff Reporter
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