The perfect Test venue
A look at the numbers reveal about the Eden Gardens
15-Mar-2005•S Rajesh
The lone hand - Salim Malik takes the game away
At Kolkata in 1987, India breathed a sigh of relief when they dismissed Miandad cheaply during another Pakistan run-chase
01-Mar-2005
Double jeopardy - Shoaib takes two in two
Shoaib Akhtar completely changed the complexion of the Kolkata Test with consecutive late-swinging yorkers that sent Rahul Dravid and Tendulkar on their way
01-Mar-2005
Srikkanth and Rawat hurry India to series victory
India Under-19 hammered England Under-19 by 10 wickets at Eden Gardens in Kolkata to take a winning 3-1 lead in the five-match series
12-Feb-2005•Cricinfo staff
Young Indians romp home by an innings
It didn't take India long to wrap up the second Under-19 Test at Eden Gardens
30-Jan-2005•Cricinfo staff
Young England facing yet another big loss
India's Under-19 team set themselves up in a great position to clinch their three-Test series against England
29-Jan-2005•Cricinfo staff
Second match put back till April
The second World Cricket Tsunami Appeal match, between the World XI and an Asian XI, has been put back to late April, over fears about player burnout
27-Jan-2005•Cricinfo staff
India complete comfortable eight-wicket win
India completed a comfortable eight-wicket win against South Africa after Harbhajan Singh's 7 for 87, left then with an eminently attainable target of 117
02-Dec-2004•The Bulletin by Rahul Bhatia
Kumble's hour of glory
With the exception of cantankerous old men tormented by jealousy and blinded by nostalgia, most of us recognise that we live in a golden age of spin bowling
02-Dec-2004•Wisden Verdict by Dileep Premachandran
A debut to remember
Reporters, I imagine, attach the same significance to their debut Test matches as cricketers do, and treasure their memories with emotion and nostalgia for the rest of their lives in cricket
02-Dec-2004•Roving Reporter by Chandrahas Choudhury
'It's good to come back to winning ways' - Ganguly
Harbhajan admires Kumble's competitive spirit
02-Dec-2004•Chandrahas Choudhury
Harbhajan rocks South Africa on a wearing pitch
Harbhajan Singh exploited a wearing pitch superbly, taking 4 for 58, as South Africa struggled to 172 for 5 at close of play on the fourth day at Kolkata, an overall lead of only 66
01-Dec-2004•The Bulletin by Rahul Bhatia
Kallis stands his ground
Ask any Indian supporter when the turning point of the game arrived andhe'll have little doubt
01-Dec-2004•The Wisden Verdict by Neil Manthorp
'Any score is chaseable' - Wright
At the press conference after the fourth day's play, John Wright said that the result of the Kolkata Test would now depend on how well India played
01-Dec-2004•Chandrahas Choudhury
Ganguly fined 30% of his match fee
Sourav Ganguly has been fined 30% of his match fee after being found guilty of breaching the ICC's Code of Conduct during the second Test against South Africa at Kolkata
01-Dec-2004•Cricinfo staff
India inch past South Africa
India's batsmen struggled against some disciplined South African bowling on the third day of the second Test at Kolkata but managed to secure a 54-run lead
30-Nov-2004•The Bulletin by Rahul Bhatia
What's in a field?
No single detail about a Test match immediately reveals so much about the game as the look of the field - that is, the way the nine fielders available to the bowler are placed
30-Nov-2004•Roving Reporter by Chandrahas Choudhury
The attacking intent
With the series at stake, South Africa's bowlers summoned up reserves of grit and discipline that they have often lacked in recent forays abroad
30-Nov-2004•The Wisden Verdict by Dileep Premachandran at Eden Gardens
'They made us work hard for runs' - Dravid
Rahul Dravid hopes to extend India's lead
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Ray Jennings threw a few punches at the post-day press conference on day three, in a move that may soon come to be known as the Jennings counterattack
30-Nov-2004•Chandrahas Choudhury
No South Africa slump - Rhodes
Jonty Rhodes, in India for some promotional and charity work, gave a press conference at the end of the third day
30-Nov-2004•Chandrahas Choudhury
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