Riding on Gautam Gambhir’s golden run of form, India swept into a near-impregnable position in Wellington and virtually ensured that their 41-year wait for a series win in New Zealand will be over in a day or two. There were vital inputs from Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman, but Gambhir stole the show for the [...]

Gautam Gambhir made 167 and Sachin Tendulkar fell for 9 in what may be his last test innings in New Zealand as India reached 349 for five at stumps on the third day to strengthen its grip on the third cricket test. With Gambhir’s guidance and contributions of 60 by Rahul Dravid and 61 from [...]

India have steadily managed to almost bat New Zealand out of the third Test with Gautam Gambhir going past the 150 run mark in Wellington. Tea, India are 269 for three India dominated the second session though they lost Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar, scoring 99 runs off 31 overs. However, VVS Laxman came to [...]

WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Gautam Gambhir and Rahul Dravid cemented India’s dominant position in the third test against New Zealand, leading them to 170 for one in their second innings at lunch on the third day at the Basin Reserve. Gambhir, who began play on 28, accelerated in the second hour of Sunday’s first …

A five wicket haul by Zaheer Khan helped India take a massive 182 run lead against New Zealand in the first innings of the third Test. New Zealand are 197 all out Harbhajan Singh has pouched up Brendon McCullum as New Zealand stare at a huge first innings deficit against India in Wellington. Zaheer Khan [...]

Two outstanding spells by Zaheer Khan broke the back of the New Zealand top order as India assumed the ascendancy at tea on the second day in Wellington. Ross Taylor was the only batsman who stood firm, scoring a classy and unblemished 42, but none of the other batsmen looked the part in another spineless [...]

Zaheer Khan took quick wickets to reduce New Zealand to 64 for two at lunch on the second day of the third cricket test Saturday as the hosts replied to India’s first innings of 379. Zaheer bowled Martin Guptill for 17, then had Daniel Flynn caught by wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni for 2 as New [...]

Joseph Hoover Wellington, Apr 3 (PTI) Sachin Tendulkar may not boast a Bradmanesque average but his ability to adjust to all formats of the game makes him the greatest batsman ever, legendary New Zealand all-rounder Richard Hadlee said here today. Hadlee, who was inducted into the International Cricket Council’s Hall of…

A lower order carnage by India swung the pendulum heavily in favour of the visitors after New Zealand had snapped up nine wickets. Stumps, India are 375 for nine Zaheer Khan blasted a rapid fire 33 to help India add some crucial runs even as New Zealand kept chipping away with wickets. Harbhajan Singh finally [...]

New Zealand’s bowlers justified a toss decision which seemed to be a horrible miscalculation, as India slipped from 68 without loss after the first hour to a wobbly 190 for 5 at tea. Most of India’s top-order batsmen got starts, but as had happened in the first innings in Napier, none of them hung around [...]