The Indian campaign at the $ 120,000 New Zealand Open Grand Prix Gold ended.
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, who were rested for the series, slipped one place each to 8th and 9th respectively.
New Zealand's fast bowling department has been hit hard by injuries as Matt Henry, Doug Bracewell and Adam Milne have also been sidelined.
Spinner Ish Sodhi recorded the most economical figures in New Zealand men's domestic cricket on Monday with his 2/5 from his four overs securing a six-wicket victory for Northern Brave over Auckland Aces in the Super Smash Twenty20 competition.
World Cup's perennial 'chokers' South Africa, having taken the group stage by storm with their power-packed batting, fell short in the semifinal
New Zealand slumped to 11 for two in their second innings, trailing Australia by 80 runs, at the close of play on the third day of the third and final Test.
Deepak Chahar is the first Indian bowler ever to hold the record of best bowling figures in any format of international cricket (Test/ODI/T20I), points out Rajneesh Gupta.
New Zealand is the latest country after the United Arab Emirates and Sri Lanka which has offered to host the Indian Premier League in case the T20 league can't be held in India due to rising cases of coronavirus. The postponement announcement of the T20 World Cup scheduled to be held in October-November in Australia, is imminent, creating a window for the 13th edition of IPL.
The Indian cricket team arrived in Napier on Monday for the five-match ODI series against New Zealand, starting January 19.
Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar congratulated New Zealand on sealing their maiden cricket World Cup final spot, but also consoled South Africa for again failing to cross the semi-final hurdle after losing to the Kiwis by four wickets in a nail-biting finish in Auckland, on Tuesday.
Lou Vincent scored a hundred as the Kiwis beat West Indies by 91 runs to take a 4-0 lead in the five-match series.
Dominic Thiem, U.S. Open winner in 2020, has secured a place in the main draw of the Australian Open after the withdrawal of Reilly Opelka, the tournament organisers confirmed on Friday.
New Zealand will host India for five Twenty20s, three ODIs and two Tests beginning in Auckland on January 24
Former world number ones Venus Williams and Ana Ivanovic endured a humbling start to the season after the top two seeds were dumped out of the Auckland Classic in the first round by unheralded opponents.
A homicide inquiry has been launched into the death of an Indian-origin taxi driver in Auckland suburbs early on Sunday.The victim has been identified as Hiren Mohini, a 39-year-old resident of Mount Roskill. Mohini was driving an Auckland co-op taxi, which veered off the road and hit a tree at approximately 1.30 a.m. Local residents, who were woken by the crash, rushed to help Mohini and remove him from the vehicle. Emergency services were also called but he died.
The Indian Film Festival 2010 is showcasing the actress' films.
Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro served notice of his strong form ahead of the Australian Open when he crushed defending champion Bernard Tomic 6-3, 6-1 in the final of the Sydney International on Saturday.
They won the fourth ODI at Auckland, leveling their five-game series at 2-2.
Seifert smashed six sixes in his 43-ball blitz as New Zealand romped home
Former Rugby administrator David White was on Monday appointed the CEO of New Zealand Cricket, replacing Justin Vaughan who served NZC for four and a half years.
As Team India's tour of New Zealand commences with the first one-dayer in Napier on Sunday, Rajneesh Gupta presents a statistical dossier on contests between the two teams.
Ana Ivanovic claimed her first WTA Tour title in more than two years with a 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 victory over fellow former world number one Venus Williams to clinch the Auckland Classic on Saturday and boost her confidence ahead of the Australian Open.
India won the twin T20 Internationals in Auckland by margins of six and seven wickets respectively to go 2-0 up in the five-match series.
He said in a statement he wants to spend more time with his family and feels he could not commit to the job for another 12 months.
Paceman Marchant de Lange picked up four wickets on his One-day International debut as South Africa completed a 3-0 clean sweep against New Zealand with a five-wicket victory in the third and final ODI in Auckland on Saturday.
This is New Zealand's first offence in the ongoing bilateral after India had the ignominy of being fined thrice for slow over-rate in the last three international games
Tourism New Zealand and Malaysia Airlines have introduced a special holiday airfare from Mumbai to Auckland.
Shardul Thakur feels the conditions make New Zealand one of the toughest places to play cricket in.
New Zealand ended Sri Lanka's chances of directly qualifying for this year's World Cup in India.
New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming described his team's performance as "rubbish" after they suffered their heaviest one-day defeat against Sri Lanka on Saturday.
Opener Jamie How scored a fine 88 as New Zealand scored a six-wicket win over Bangladesh in the first match of their one-day international series in Auckland.
New Zealand's inspirational skipper Daniel Vettori won three awards, including Cricketer of the Year, at the annual awards ceremony in Auckland on Thursday. The 30-year-old also won the Winsor Cup for being the country's most successful first-class bowler. He was also named best all-rounder of the year.
South Africa look to avoid dropping another World Cup against nemesis Australia
The Indian squad for the upcoming tour of New Zealand comprising five One-Day Internationals and two Tests will be picked on Tuesday, in Mumbai.
New Zealand reacted with understated pride Tuesday after their young cricket team completed their first Test win over Australia in 18 years and first across the Tasman Sea in more than quarter of a century.
Shifted out of India, due to the dispute related to hockey's governance in the country, the high-profile Champions Trophy will now be held in Auckland, New Zealand from December No. 7 in the world, will replace India in the Champions Trophy.
Netherlands' Teja Nidamanuru, Aryan Dutt and Vikram Singh might have a few drops of tears in their eyes when they step onto the field for their opening World Cup match against Pakistan on Friday.
Unperturbed by India's fight back in the thrilling tied third ODI, New Zealand wicket-keeper Luke Ronchi said with a comfortable 2-0 lead, the hosts are well on course to win the five-match ODI series.
Persistent rain washed out the third One-day international between New Zealand and Sri Lanka at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday after less than 30 overs of the hosts' innings.
Injured New Zealand pace bowlers Trent Boult and Lockie Ferguson are "tracking nicely" as the side begin their preparations for the Test series against India, according to captain Kane Williamson. Both missed the Twenty20 and One-Day International series against India but Williamson said there are hopes they could be available for the first match against the world's top ranked Test team that starts on February 21 in Wellington.
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