Joseph Hoover Wellington, Apr 2 (PTI) Desperate to square the series, New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori said his team would not shy away from taking risks if it promises victory in the third and final Test against India. Trailing the seies 0-1, Vettori said the Kiwis wouldn’t mind risks like a sporting declaration when…

India cricket coach Gary Kirsten says his side will be playing to win when the third test begins Friday, despite needing only a draw to clinch its first series win in New Zealand in 41 years. After beating New Zealand by 10 wickets in the first test at Hamilton and drawing the high-scoring second test [...]

Dubai, Apr 1 (PTI) Legendary all-rounder Richard Hadlee will be formally inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame on the first day of third Test between India and New Zealand starting April 3 in Wellington. Hadlee will thus become the first New Zealand player to be formally inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of [...]

Wellington, Mar 31 (PTI) New Zealand today included young pacer Tim Southee in their squad for the third and final cricket Test against India starting April 3 here. The host bowlers’ failure to grab Indian wickets despite having two days at their disposal allowed the visitors to force a draw in the second Test, which [.…

Joseph Hoover Napier, Mar 30 (PTI) India’s formidable batsmen showed remarkable tenacity as the visitors returned from the brink of disaster to save the second cricket Test and maintain their 1-0 lead in the three-match series against New Zealand here today. Smarting from the ignominy of a follow on and facing the onero…

Joseph Hoover Auckland, Mar 13 (PTI) With the series already in their pocket, India may opt to rest some of their key players as they go into the fifth and final one-dayer against a demoralised New Zealand here tomorrow, hoping to finish it off on a winning note. The Indians have already taken an invincible [...]

Indian superstar Sachin Tendulkar filled a gap in his exhaustive resume when he scored 163 before retiring hurt in the third one-day cricket international against New Zealand on Sunday. The century was Tendulkar’s 43rd in one-day internationals and his 91st in all forms of cricket for India but was his first in limited-…

Christchurch, Feb 23 (PTI) New Zealand coach Andy Moles and middle-order batsman Ross Taylor consider India above South Africa and Australia and feel Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s team should be rated number one in the world for their consistent performance over a period of time. India defeated Australia in the Test series and…