'With this wicket, the best method of attack against the Indian side is to roll out another seamer'
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson won applauds for his innovative captaincy during the recently held World T20 in India. The Kiwi star will now be donning a new role, that of a solid middle-order batsman for his Indian Premier League team Sunrisers Hyderabad. Williamson along with India's Virat Kohli, Aussie captain Steven Smith and Joe Root of England are considered to be most technically correct batsmen in the present era. Catch him in a chat with IPLT20.com.
New Zealand are looming as the popular dark horses for the cricket World Cup.
New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum was a relieved man after his decision to not enforce the follow-on proved fruitful, as they beat India by 40 runs in the 1st Test in Auckland on Sunday.
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Images from Day 1 of the first Test between India and New Zealand, at Auckland, on Thursday.
Delighted after drubbing India 4-0 in the just-concluded ODI series, New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum has called it a ground-breaking triumph for his side and the most satisfying of his career so far.
Goa (India) clinched gold in the 3rd Lusofonia Games after edging Mozambique 3-2 in a thrilling final at Nehru stadium in Margao, on Tuesday.
Brendon McCullum, the New Zealand captain, has said the wickets of Virat Kohli and Dhoni proved crucial in the second one-dayer against India at Seddon Park, Hamilton.
New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum has said his team delivered at "key times" under pressure during their 15-run victory against India in the second cricket one-dayer in Hamilton to take a 2-0 lead in the series.
India will have to contend with some hostile and aggressive fast bowling in the first One-dayer, New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum warned on Saturday.
Delhi Daredevils bowling unit came a cropper as they failed to defend a competitive 178 against Chennai Super Kings, but opener Murali Vijay said that the bowlers should be given credit.
Praising Brendon McCullum for his aggressive style of leadership, Kiwi pacer Tim Southee feels that the New Zealand captain has set a new benchmark in world cricket for others to follow.
Jasprit Bumrah produced one of the finest death overs in the history of the Indian Premier League as Mumbai Indians nearly self-destructed before edging out Gujarat Lions via the Super Over, in the Indian Premier League, in Rajkot, on Saturday.
New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has been awarded Sir Richard Hadlee medal.
Brendon McCullum's dismissal in the final over of the day put Australia firmly in control of the first Test in Wellington on Sunday, as New Zealand were reduced to 178-4, still 201 runs behind the tourists' mammoth first innings of 562.
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A new 50-overs world champion will emerge at Lord's after what many consider will be a battle between England's deep batting lineup and New Zealand's incisive bowling attack.
Record-breaking batsman Aaron Finch thinks a first win in any format in six months will give Australia a huge dose of much-needed confidence after the disappointment of the Ashes defeat.
Australia coach Darren Lehmann has claimed that his side has got some plans for Brendon McCullum.
Ross Taylor became New Zealand's most prolific One-day international century maker on Wednesday when his 102 not out guided his side to 289-4 in the second game of their five-match series against South Africa in Christchurch.
Chennai Super Kings would look to plug the bowling loopholes when they take on a struggling Royal Challengers Bangalore
Their bowling once again failed to live up to expectations while the fielding was also below-par as Royal Challengers Bangalore continued their poor run in IPL-11 with a six-wicket defeat to Kolkata Knight Riders in Bengaluru, on Sunday.
Former Australian pacer Brett Lee, on Thursday, hinted that he is keen on mentoring Indian bowlers in the near future if asked to do so.
The IPL Players' draft to allow two new franchises based in Pune and Rajkot pick 10 players of their choice will be held at the Mumbai Cricket Association's clubhouse in the Bandra-Kurla Complex on December 15.
Images from the Champions League T20 match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Otago Volts in Mohali, on Friday.
Images from the CLT20 match between Faisalabad Wolves and Otago Volts in Mohali on Tuesday.
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Aaron Finch scored 156 off just 63 balls against England to set a new World record for the highest individual innings in Twenty20 internationals. The record for the highest score in T20s, though, belongs to Chris Gayle, who slammed 175 not out for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 6.
Australian PM Tony Abbott came in defence of young Australian captain Steven Smith's decision to declare in the third Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Tuesday.
List of highest international Twenty20 scores after South Africa's Richard Levi scored 117 not out in his side's eight-wicket victory over New Zealand at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Sunday.
It will not be the first time that the competition has had to be held outside India.
Alastair Cook did not quite agree his side may have the momentum from the drawn first Test against New Zealand as they head into the second on Thursday though his assertion they were growing in confidence sent an ominous warning to Brendon McCullum's team.
Rajneesh Gupta presents the Chennai Super Kings record in the IPL over the years.
In a three part series, Rajneesh Gupta highlights all the important numbers from cricket World Cups held between 1975 to 2015.
In a career of cross-roads, the 29-year-old feared he had reached a dead end some 20 months ago, when he suffered a fourth back stress fracture that ruled him out of the 2017/18 series on home soil.
The 'loyalty to money' which Twenty20 leagues around the world are promoting has made it impossible for any country to strike the perfect balance between all three formats of cricket, says former Australian captain Steve Waugh.
James Pattinson has the full support of the Australian team in his battle against over-stepping and they expect him to come out and "blow the game apart" in New Zealand's second innings, according to off-spinner Nathan Lyon.
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