The last time the two teams met in an ODI at this venue was in November 2022, when India suffered a seven-wicket defeat. (BCCI Photo) India will begin their five-match ODI series against New Zealand on Wednesday, with the first match scheduled to be played at Eden Park in Auckland. However, the venue has not…
India head coach Gautam Gambhir has asked his players to maintain their fitness and continue working on their game during a month-long break from T20I cricket after India completed a 3-2 series win over New Zealand.India won the first three matches to take an unassailable lead in the five-match series, but New Zealand bounced back…
Australia have named several new faces in their white-ball squads for the upcoming series against England, with young fast bowler Mahli Beardman and allrounders Jack Edwards and Liam Scott among those receiving call-ups.Batting prospects Ollie Peake and Jake Fraser-McGurk have also been included, along with wicketkeepers Lachlan Shaw and Sam Harper. Mitchell Marsh will captain…
Bhuvneshwar Kumar (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has questioned the selectors’ decision to bring Bhuvneshwar Kumar back into the T20I team, calling his inclusion in the recent series against New Zealand a mistake.Bhuvneshwar returned to India’s T20I side after a gap of four years but struggled to make an impact. He…
New Zealand’s Tim Seifert, right, bats during the T20 cricket international between New Zealand and India in Hamilton, New Zealand, Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. India may have pocketed the five-match T20I series 3-2, but Sunday’s crushing seven-wicket defeat to New Zealand in Hamilton exposed several cracks that will concern the team management ahead of the…
Abhishek Sharma has hit 86 sixes in this calendar year for India. (PTI) NEW DELHI: India hit 289 sixes in 40 T20Is in 2022. Four years later, they have smashed 400 in the same number of matches, a staggering 38.4 per cent increase. And the six-hitting spree is far from over. It has merely been…
Mark Chapman and Rachin Ravindra (Image credit: New Zealand Cricket) New Zealand have suffered two injury setbacks ahead of their ODI series against India, with Mark Chapman and Rachin Ravindra ruled out. Chapman is recovering from a hamstring injury, while Ravindra is still struggling with a shoulder problem. Both players will miss the upcoming ODI…
Sanju Samson may have endured a difficult T20I series against New Zealand, but Ravichandran Ashwin was not going to let another round of criticism pass without a cheeky comeback. The former India spinner took a playful swipe at a social media user who questioned his continued backing of the wicketkeeper-batter following another low score in…
New Zealand’s Mitchell Santner (AP) New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner added another milestone to his illustrious international career on Sunday, becoming the most-capped player in the country’s men’s T20I history. The left-arm spinner achieved the landmark during the fifth and final T20I against India at Seddon Park in Hamilton, making his 143rd appearance in the…
Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi walks on the field during the second half of an MLS soccer match against D.C. United, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) Five yellow cards would normally leave Lionel Messi facing a one-match suspension in any other league, but the Inter Miami captain will be available for…
