On the expected lines, New Zealand on Thursday named former Indian Cricket League (ICL) recruits Shane Bond and Daryl Tuffey in their 30-member squad for this year's ICC Champions Trophy in South Africa. After they snapped their ties with the 'rebel' ICL, Bond and Tuffey were recalled in the New Zealand One-Day International and Twenty20 team for next month's tour of Sri Lanka and their Champions Trophy selection was also pretty much on the cards.
Shane Bond's controversial letter to New Zealand Cricket over the Black Caps captaincy issue contains another explosive accusation.
New Zealand will be at full strength for their tour of England starting next month.
The fast bowler has been recalled to the New Zealand Test and one day squads for the tour of Zimbabwe starting in August.
However, New Zealand Cricket said the door has been left open for the fast bowler to represent his country again in the future.
Fast bowler Shane Bond has been recalled to the New Zealand national squad for their tour of Sri Lanka starting next month.
Former captain Daniel Vettori termed New Zealand's 3-0 Test series win on Indian soil as his country's greatest achievement while ex-batter Ross Taylor said he did not think of a clean sweep even "in our wildest dreams".
The two New Zealand players will need to pass fitness tests before the team leaves for England on April 27.
The other two other injury-troubled bowlers, Jacob Oram and Daniel Vettori, were on track for India.
News of Shane Bond's latest abdominal injury has undeniably given a boost to the Pakistan cricket team ahead of the Basin Reserve Test that begins from Thursday.
'If your team is successful, you are in a winning team, selections and rewards come from that'
However New Zealand Cricket chief executive Justin Vaughan said they would do everything possible to get the pacer back.
New Zealand's strike bowler will miss the Champions Trophy match against South Africa on Monday because of a back problem.
New Zealand fast bowler Shane Bond has shaken off a serious back injury and is raring to take on the touring Pakistan and South Africa sides over the summer.
Fast bowler Shane Bond has been officially welcomed back to New Zealand Cricket (NZC) after being offered a playing contract for the next international season.
Explosive West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard and New Zealand pacer Shane Bond emerged the most expensive players, sold for a whopping US $750,000 (approximately Rs 3.42 crore) at the players' auction for the third edition of the Indian Premier League, in Mumbai on Tuesday.
New Zealand's injury-ravaged fast bowler Shane Bond will retire from Test cricket to concentrate on the shorter forms of the game, in a bid to prolong his international career. Bond, who in November played his first Test in two years after a stint with the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL), said the decision was not an easy one, but he needed to bow out of the longer form of the game after a string of injuries.
'The slow bowlers specifically are resorting to a more negative line of bowling, not because they want to but because they have to'
The West Indies were 246 for 8 on day 4, needing a further 45 runs to beat New Zealand in the first Test.
This will mark Malinga's second involvement with Mumbai's support staff, following his mentoring role in 2018.
Ex-Kiwi pacer Shane Bond may play for either the Delhi Daredevils or the Kolkata Knight Riders in the third edition of the Indian Premier League, the auction for which gets under way on Tuesday.
Kiwi bowler Shane Bond has undergone a scan on his troublesome back and is in danger of missing the second Test against England.
New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori is hoping that his ace striker, Shane Bond, who spent two years in exile while he played in the unsanctioned Indian Cricket League, will deliver for his side in the Champions Trophy final against Australia.
The New Zealand pace bowler could miss the Test against England as he hasn't fully recovered from a stress fracture of the lower back.
Fast bowler Shane Bond claimed four wickets as South Africa were dismissed for 226 on Day 1 of the first Test. In reply, New Zealand were 41 for 2 at close.
Mumbai Indians bowling coach Shane Bond wants all-rounder Hardik Pandya, who is recovering from surgery on his back, to play a few matches before the Indian Premier League, beginning March 29.
Black Caps strike bowler Shane Bond has been ruled out of the Test series against Pakistan with an abdominal tear.
New Zealand fast bowler Shane Bond has regained the motivation to spearhead his nation's bowling after a two-year break from international cricket. The 34-year-old is preparing for a comeback in the one-day tri-series in Sri Lanka next month but wants to push his injury-scarred body and excel in all three forms of the game.
Aaliya Kashyap and Shane Gregoire had a starry reception on Wednesday evening.
Nathan Astle returns to Test cricket following knee surgery in the first Test against England starting on Thursday.
Stand-in coach Ashley Ross said in case they fail to undertake the tour, players with international experience will be accommodated in the team.
New Zealand fast bowlers Shane Bond and Tim Southee claimed four wickets each to defeat Australia by 51 runs and take a consolation victory in the final ODI at Wellington on Saturday.
After parting ways with the 'rebel' Indian Cricket League, fast bowler Shane Bond is now determined to play for New Zealand again and eyeing a gradual comeback to the national team.
New Zealand pace bowler Shane Bond has been ruled out of the rest of the tour after tearing an abdominal muscle on the third day of the first Test against South Africa on Saturday. The visitors were 57 for three at the close of play after South Africa had declared on 422 for three.
Fast bowler Shane Bond took three for 26 to lead New Zealand to victory by 216 runs against a South African Invitation XI in Bloemfontein on Saturday.
Dhoni's only advice to Ashwin was to keep reinventing himself.
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