India win series with huge innings victory
With a big lead in the bag, and the pitch offering turn and bounce, the Indian bowlers were all over the New Zealand batsmen
With a big lead in the bag, and the pitch offering turn and bounce, the Indian bowlers were all over the New Zealand batsmen
Rahul Dravid's broad defensive bat when New Zealand bowled well, and quicker accumulation when they didn't, crushed the fight the visitors put up in the morning session
Virender Sehwag continued toying with the bowling, Gautam Gambhir continued his return to form, after which Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar took India into a dominant position in the series-decider
Once again, India's bowlers put in an important performance just when people had stopped expecting one from them, giving the hosts a big chance of finally putting one across New Zealand
India suffered a bloody nose in the first Test but the return to form of some of their key players, and a series win, augur well for the South Africa tour
Ojha showed he is not always restrictive and robotic
Daniel Vettori is not satisfied with two draws and has said that the team will be judged on how it performs in the decider in Nagpur
Jesse Ryder, the New Zealand batsman, will miss the ODI series in India after injuring his calf during the three-Test series
Rahul Dravid has said he is not worried by the clarion calls for youth that follow each of his failures. All he can do, he said, is to keep scoring runs.
Andy McKay says he apologised to the crowd after getting Sachin Tendulkar out short of what would have been his 50th Test century
MS Dhoni's batting may not be aesthetically pleasing, but it is effective and exciting in its own way
Plays of the Day from the third day of the third Test between India and New Zealand in Nagpur
Rahul Dravid's broad defensive bat when New Zealand bowled well, and quicker accumulation when they didn't, crushed the fight the visitors put up in the morning session
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This will count as another series defeat after the Bangladesh debacle, but New Zealand defied expectations and were worthy opponents
New Zealand failed to execute their plans against the India batsmen, and the hosts are now poised to take a big lead
Plays of the Day from the second day of the third Test between India and New Zealand in Nagpur
Virender Sehwag continued toying with the bowling, and with help from the rest of the top order, he took India into a dominant position in the series-decider
MS Dhoni believes that the wealth of experience within a settled squad could be pivotal as India now look ahead to South Africa
New Zealand's top order collapsed on the first day of the third Test
Plays of the Day from the first day of the third Test between India and New Zealand in Nagpur
Playing McCullum is a decision that will be debated long and hard in New Zealand, but it should not take away from Sreesanth's bowling
New Zealand's poor batting display on the first day of the third and deciding Test cost them the match, according to Daniel Vettori
Plays of the Day from the fourth day of the third Test between India and New Zealand in Nagpur
India's bowling unit overcame the absence of Zaheer Khan to achieve what had been expected of the hosts at the start of the series
Harbhajan Singh and Pragyan Ojha have have taken a combined 13 wickets from the two Tests against New Zealand, but MS Dhoni is not too concerned
MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina and Gautam Gambhir may have different styles of batting, but all three are struggling for form and need to score runs in Nagpur
Gautam Gambhir has had a poor 2010, but says he knew he would return to form if he was fit for three or four consecutive Tests