Ajinkya Rahane says Team India not bad against short ball
Insisting that Indians are not bad players of short-ball, Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane on Wednesday said the team's bad run in New Zealand was largely due to the wind factor. Rahane, who had scores of 46, 29 (in Wellington) and 7, 9 (in Christchurch), said the criticism that they do not play short-ball well, does not hold any merit.
Mar 12, 2020, 12:53 PM IST
India batsman Ajinkya Rahane's plan to counter New Zealand pacers in Christchurch Test
India batsman Ajinkya Rahane has a strategy to tackle New Zealand fast bowlers who had blown away the visiting team's batsmen batters in the first Test at Wellingtion. Rahane plans to face the New Zealand pace battery with more intent in the second Test and his foolproof strategy includes countering the awkward angles which became a nightmare for Indian batsmen during the first Test at the Basin Reserve in Wellington which the Virat Kohli-led team lost in just over three days by 10 wickets.
Feb 27, 2020, 12:33 PM IST
India vs New Zealand ICC Women's T20 World Cup Dream 11, Junction Oval pitch, Melbourne weather report
India take on New Zealand in their third Group A match of ICC Women's T20 World Cup at Junction Oval in Australia's Melbourne on Thursday (February 27, 2020). Both the team are unbeaten in the tournament so far with India at the top of Group A with two wins in two matches and New Zealand in the second spot after beating Sri Lanka in their opener.
Feb 26, 2020, 19:50 PM IST
New Zealand's Neil Wagner says India batsmen will face more pace, bounce and chin music in 2nd Test at Christchurch
New Zealand pacer Neil Wagner on Wednesday (February 26, 2020) reaffirmed his team's intention to test the Indian batsmen with a liberal dose of "chin music" in the second Test at the seamer-friendly Hagley Oval. Wagner had opted out of the first Test to be with his wife for the birth of their first child, daughter Olivia.
Feb 26, 2020, 13:25 PM IST
India face strong New Zealand in Women's T20 World Cup Group A clash
The winner of the India and New Zealand ICC Women's T20 World Cup Group A match will take the top spot and if the former clinch a victory, it will take them a step closer to a place in the semifinal of the tournament. The top two teams from Group A and B will qualify for the last four.
Feb 26, 2020, 12:52 PM IST
New Zealand name Matt Henry as Neil Wagner's cover for first India Test
New Zealand cricket team's official Twitter handle BlackCaps gave the information of Matt Henry getting the call for the Test series against India. Wagner will remain with Lana in Tauranga, while the rest of the team moved to Wellington for the first Test of the two-match series against India.
Feb 19, 2020, 14:41 PM IST
Virat Kohli replies to question about quitting one format; says will play Tests, ODIs, T20Is for at least 3 years
Captain Virat Kohli is the lynchpin of Indian batting and has been in explosive form over the last few years dominating the opposition bowlers and the ICC batsmen rankings. Kohli has represented India in 84 Tests, 248 One-Day Internationals and 82 T20 Internationals till now (February 19, 2020) scoring 12457, 11867 and 2794 runs in each format respectively.
Feb 19, 2020, 13:50 PM IST
Cricket news: India captain Virat Kohli a class player, doesn't have many weaknesses, says Tim Southee
New Zealand pacer Tim Southee, who has now dismissed Virat Kohli the most number of times in international cricket, believes the Indian skipper is a "class" player and doesn`t have many weaknesses.
Feb 10, 2020, 12:55 PM IST
New Zealand fined 20% for slow over-rate during 2nd ODI against India
Latham pleaded guilty to the offence and accepted the proposed sanction, so there was no need for a formal hearing.
Feb 08, 2020, 19:53 PM IST
New Zealand defeat India in second ODI, take 2-0 lead in 3-match series
The victory also completed a hat-trick of ODI wins for the Black Caps starting from their World Cup semi-final win in Manchester 2019 against India. The win was more creditable as regular skipper Kane Williamson along with top bowlers Trent Boult, Lockie Ferguson were unavailable.
Feb 08, 2020, 16:06 PM IST
India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI: How the match progressed
Ross Taylor's unbeaten knock of 73 runs enabled New Zealand to post a fighting 273/8 against India in the ongoing second ODI of the three-match series on Saturday (February 8, 2020) at the Eden Park in Auckland.
Feb 08, 2020, 06:59 AM IST
Virat Kohli's India bowl 4 over short against New Zealand, fined 80 per cent fee in Hamilton ODI
India, who lost the first One-Day International against New Zealand in Hamilton on Wednesday (February 5, 2020), were also fined 80 per cent of their match fee for slow over-rate. India captain Virat Kohli pleaded guilty to the offence and accepted the proposed sanction, so there was no need for a formal hearing.
Feb 05, 2020, 19:22 PM IST
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson out of first two ODIs against India
Kane Williamson has been ruled out from the first two ODIs after suffering from a shoulder injury, he injured himself during the third T20I against India held at Seddon Park, Hamilton.
Feb 04, 2020, 12:03 PM IST
Team India fined 20 per cent of match fee for slow over-rate in final T20I against New Zealand
India's triumph over New Zealand in the fifth and final T20 International against New Zealand at Mount Maunganui on Sunday (February 2, 2020) was marred by the news of the International Cricket Council (ICC) penalising the Men in Blue 20 per cent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate. Chris Broad of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanction after India were ruled to be one over short of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration.
Feb 03, 2020, 18:35 PM IST
Breaking news: India batsman Rohit Sharma ruled out of New Zealand ODI, Test series due to calf injury
Breaking news: Rohit Sharma came in to bat after the fall of Sanju Samson's wicket in the second over in the fifth T20I against New Zealand on Sunday and batted till 16.4 overs before walking off the field in discomfort. He had injured his calf a few balls earlier while hitting a six.
Feb 03, 2020, 16:23 PM IST
