For a sport that for decades held on to its traditions like an oak’s roots do in the soil; where innovation meant fast-bowler Bill Lockwood bowling the slower ball, leg spinner Bernard Bosanquet creating the googly, Rohan Kanhai executing his falling hook or Mushtaq Mohammad playing the reverse sweep, the number of changes made over … Read more
WELLINGTON: The decision by New Zealand great Ross Taylor to end his illustrious Test career after the looming Bangladesh series has placed a new emphasis on the two matches which start at Mt Maunganui’s Bay Oval on Saturday. From being a chance for New Zealand to get their World Test championship campaign back on track … Read more
KANPUR: India’s stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane won the toss and elected to bat in Kanpur for the first of two Tests against visiting Test world champions New Zealand on Thursday. The hosts opted for three specialist spinners — Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel — for their first match against the Black Caps since … Read more
NEW DELHI: New Zealand captain Kane Williamson will sit out this week’s Twenty20 internationals against India to focus on the upcoming Test series, the Black Caps said as they confirmed their squads Tuesday. The talismanic batsman has been in blazing form, hitting 85 off 48 balls in Sunday’s T20 World Cup final defeat to Australia in … Read more
ABU DHABI: England skipper Eoin Morgan said on Tuesday the team’s ability to “forge on” despite injury blows at the Twenty20 World Cup kept them positive ahead of the semi-final against New Zealand. In-form opener Jason Roy and pace bowler Tymal Mills are the latest injury pullouts from an England squad that came into the tournament without … Read more
ABU DHABI: New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson on Tuesday lauded England’s depth as a Twenty20 side and said they would be strong opponents in the World Cup semi-final despite injuries to key players. Both teams have won four games each of their five in the Super 12 stage and fight for a final spot in … Read more
Former cricketer Shoaib Akhtar said on Monday that the cancellation of the tour to Pakistan by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) was a ‘writing on the wall’. “They are all colluders. It was expected that if New Zealand decides to call tour off, England will follow suit,” the fast bowler told the media, … Read more
Pakistan cricket team officials have asked the New Zealand health ministry to share the test reports of the Covid-19. New Zealand health authorities has taken the test again of the players who were declared Covid-19 positive. However the health ministry has shared some results and they did not reveal as to how many who were … Read more
