McCullum double-century draws Test

Brendon McCullum reaped rewards for his hard work on day four, milking a tired bowling unit to get to the third-highest score in second innings in Tests in India

New Zealand's grit holds them in good stead

Their collective tenacity and professionalism has helped the visitors match up to the challenge of playing the world's No. 1 team

Dhoni happy with four-pronged attack

Despite the loss of Zaheer Khan to injury and another fruitless outing for the bowling, MS Dhoni appeared reluctant to meddle with the four-bowler strategy that has worked for the team in recent times

Paybacks, missed chances and muted celebrations

Plays of the Day from the fifth day of the second Test between India and New Zealand in Hyderabad

Zaheer Khan ruled out of Nagpur Test

India fast bowler Zaheer Khan has been ruled out of the deciding third Test against New Zealand in Nagpur due to a groin strain and left-arm seamer Jaidev Unadkat has been called in as his replacement

McCullum's stylish double draws the Test

Brendon McCullum reaped rewards for his hard work on day four, milking a tired bowling unit to get to the third-highest score in second innings in Tests in India

India v New Zealand, 2nd Test, Hyderabad, 5th day

New Zealand not content with draws

Daniel Vettori said he was "happy" with the performance but stressed that New Zealand were neither "satisfied" nor "content" with the 0-0 scoreline going into the final Test

Flat pitch can't hide India's bowling woes

The Hyderabad pitch may have been great for batting, but that shouldn't overshadow India's bowling problems

McCullum leads New Zealand's quest for safety

At the end of the fourth day, New Zealand needed to bat out one-and-a-half to two sessions to achieve consecutive draws against India, and they had six wickets in hand

McCullum proves top-order credentials

After giving up the wicket-keeping gloves and the physical burden that came with it, he has shown he can be a competent Test opener

India v New Zealand, 2nd Test, Hyderabad, 4th day

McCullum leads New Zealand's quest for safety

Brendon McCullum led New Zealand's quest for safety with his third century in five Tests this year, but was also looking for a man to stand with him for long enough

Harbhajan goes wild and McCullum strikes a pose

Plays of the Day from the fourth day of the second Test between India and New Zealand in Hyderabad

'We've good chance of winning' - Laxman

Laxman remained hopeful that India would be able to chase a target within a reasonable degree of difficulty

Harbhajan stuns tenacious New Zealand

New Zealand were tenacious with the ball and spectacular in the field, but had their good work undone by VVS Laxman's Hyderabadi stroke-play in front of his home crowd and Harbhajan Singh's power hitting that overshadowed everything before him

Harbhajan Singh stuns New Zealand

Harbhajan Singh packed in enough carnage in the last eighty minutes or so to leave a tenacious unit demoralised

Harbhajan ruins New Zealand's best-laid plans

The visitors had choked the Indian top-order by denying the singles, but Harbhajan's onslaught left them demoralised

Poor final hour undoes New Zealand's hard work

For five hours, disciplined bowling and unbelievably good fielding made India look ordinary but seventy-five minutes of Harbhajan Singh-inspired mayhem later, the pendulum has swung away from New Zealand

India v New Zealand, 2nd Test, Hyderabad, 3rd day

Tendulkar's blood-rush and Harbhajan's selflessness

Plays of the Day from the third day of the second Test between India and New Zealand in Hyderabad

Dravid hails 'fantastic' innings

A violent last-hour surge from Harbhajan Singh gave India an 86-run advantage over New Zealand at stumps on the third day and Rahul Dravid said they would look to bat on for as long as possible on the fourth

Bowlers, openers put India ahead

India found a happy medium between defence and attack, threw in some good fortune, and got themselves into a position to take charge

Patient India wear down New Zealand

A wait-first-and-capitalise-later approach did the trick on the second day for the home side

Sreesanth's flawed impact, Southee's missed chance

Plays of the Day from the second day of the second Test between India and New Zealand in Hyderabad

India v New Zealand,2nd Test, Hyderabad, 2nd day

Virender Sehwag bosses New Zealand again

Virender Sehwag respected the swinging ball before repairing a scoring-rate that had him at 2 off 23 balls, ending up with 96 of 120, putting India in a position from where they can take charge

Hyderabad wooed

By Sehwag and Sachin

Harbhajan happy with Hyderabad pitch

This surface, on which India took the last six New Zealand wickets for 81 runs, was much more to Harbhajan's liking than the unresponsive one in Motera

McIntosh, Guptill lead New Zealand's effort

Tim McIntosh became only the 11th batsman to follow a pair with a century, and Martin Guptill came back to the Test side with an eventually attractive 85 to continue what has been an impressive tour of India so far

India's recurring no-ball troubles

Even specialised net sessions haven't been able to rid the home team's bowlers of the overstepping problem

Guptill makes the most of his fortune

For New Zealand's No. 3, conquering the turning ball was one of the big challenges in his comeback innings

McIntosh fires, a sight-screen misfires

Plays of the Day from the first day of the second Test between India and New Zealand in Hyderabad

India v New Zealand,2nd Test, Hyderabad, 1st day

Tim McIntosh comes backfrom horror Test

Tim McIntosh became only the 11th batsman to follow a pair with a century to continue what has been an impressive tour of India so far

Harbhajan slams Indian flatbeds

Harbhajan Singh has criticised the Hyderabad pitch that was prepared for India's second Test against New Zealand, saying India is developing a reputation for batsmen-friendly pitches

A most special comeback

Hyderabad's first Test in more than two decades marks this fan's debut

A draw will be a loss

Sometimes a stalemate can mean more than the scoreline implies. For India it will be a question mark against their No. 1 status

Can Hyderabad produce a good pitch?

Fourteen months ago the Uppal stadium laid out sporting tracks for the Champions League. Can it do the same for its first Test?

Second-innings performances a concern - Dhoni

MS Dhoni is aware of the problem and, although he isn't overly concerned since the results have been favourable, he doesn't like it

Ryder unlikely to bowl in Hyderabad Test

Jesse Ryder is likely to play only as a batsman in the second Test in Hyderabad as he recovers from a stiffness in his calf that prevented him from bowling in India's second innings at Motera

Ross Taylor hopes for bowler-friendly conditions

New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor has said that his side is hoping for bowler-friendly conditions in Hyderabad to build on their strong performance in the Motera Test