The sustained aggression of Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav has made it difficult for New Zealand bowlers to "remain calm" in the ongoing five-match T20I series in India.
New Zealand all-rounder Jacob Oram is out of this month's two-Test series in Australia after failing to recover from a lower back problem.
New Zealand all-rounder Jacob Oram says he will pull out of the Indian Premier League if a nagging Achilles tendon strain prevents him from playing the domestic State Championship final on April 6.
New Zealand will be looking to get back to winning ways when they take on India in the first T20 International in Visakhapatnam on Saturday. Victory will also boost the morale of the side ahead of the World T20 in Sri Lanka, starting September 18. Skipper Ross Taylor feels the return of senior players Daniel Vettori, Jacob Oram and Kyle Mills will help the Black Caps get into groove.
New Zealand won the sixth ODI by 90 runs to post their first win in the tri-series.
Amid reports that some of the New Zealand players in the side are uncomfortable with the idea of touring trouble-torn Pakistan late August this year, all-rounder Jacob Oram admitted security remains an issue with the players.
Australia beat New Zealand by eight runs a high-scoring tri-series ODI.
New Zealand have named all-rounder James Franklin along with big-hitting Jesse Ryder and paceman Andy McKay in a 14-man squad for the Blackcaps' three-match One-Day International series at home against South Africa starting on Saturday.
The opener's solid 93 enabled New Zealand end day 1 of the first Test against England on 285 for 5.
Sri Lanka were 94 for 2 in reply to New Zealand's 305 in the first innings, on day 3 of the second Test.
The skipper's seventh Test century enabled New Zealand score 295 for four on day one of the third Test against England.
New Zealand were 102 for 5 in their second innings at close on day four, still 15 runs adrift of England, who made 526 in their first innings.
New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori got just what he wanted on Sunday -- a perfect winning start to the World Cup -- and owes it to an unheralded pace bowling trio.
Unlike his compatriot Jacob Oram, who said he could not connect with the IPL, Kiwi batsman James Franklin said he was enjoying being part of the Indian Premier League.
New Zealand will take on India in a three-Test series, which pacer Mohammed Shami is set to miss. The series-opener will begin in Bengaluru on Wednesday.
Matthew Bell scored an unbeaten half-century in his first test appearance in more than six years to ram home New Zealand's advantage over Bangladesh on the opening day of the first Test in Dunedin on Friday. Bell made 74 not out to help the Kiwis recover from a slow start and reach stumps on 156 for four in reply to Bangladesh's miserable first innings total of 137.
New Zealand beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the first limited-overs international.
Jacob Oram blasted a career-best 126 not out to help the Kiwis reach a first innings total of 353. Australia were 197 for four in reply.
India have won six ODI series on the trot. New Zealand have never won an ODI series in India.
Check out the head to head record between the World Cup finalists.
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