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In the glorious annals of Test cricket, which will ring in its 150th anniversary next year, some numbers have acquired permanence over time. Sir Don Bradman’s otherworldly Test average of 99.94 will forever be iconic. Sunil Gavaskar’s 10,122 runs, on account of the Indian being the first in the world to cross 10K, is epochal….
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South Africa’s Keshav Maharaj. | Photo Credit: AP South African spin-bowling all-rounder Keshav Maharaj on Monday (April 27, 2026) replaced New Zealand’s Mitchell Santner in the Mumbai Indians’ squad for the remainder of the Indian Premier League. Santner has been ruled out owing to a shoulder injury which he sustained during the team’s last match…
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New Zealand T20 cricket team captain Mitchell Santner during a training session. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Skipper Mitchell Santner said New Zealand will rely on their past experience in the sub-continent and inherent adaptability skills to tame different conditions to come good in the upcoming T20 World Cup. The Kiwis played eight white…
New Zealand’s Mitchell Santner bats during the T20 cricket international between New Zealand and the West Indies in Auckland, New Zealand, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP The West Indies bowled superbly in defence of a moderate total to beat New Zealand by seven runs on Wednesday (November 5, 2025) in the first…
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New Zealand 15-man squad for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 being announced in Wellington on January 12, 2025. Photo: X/@BLACKCAPS Fast bowlers Lockie Ferguson and Ben Sears were recalled to New Zealand’s 15-man squad on Sunday (January 12, 2025) for the Champions Trophy next month in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates. Ferguson is no…
New Zealand’s captain Tom Latham attends a practice session before the third test match against India in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Almost two months ago, when New Zealand arrived in Greater Noida for a sub-continental sojourn that involved six Tests in two countries against three oppositions, the Kiwis would…
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New Zealand’s captain Tom Latham congratulates Mitchell Santner after an Indian wicket during the second Test in Pune on October 26, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI He was reappointed as Test captain after two years following the team’s series loss in Sri Lanka. But Tom Latham, the New Zealand captain, was “immensely” proud of the…
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New Zealand have created history! It’s taken them seven decades but the Black Caps finally have a series win in India! And it’s in n emphatic manner, with a dominant show for the second consecutive week. India’s 12-year-long unbeaten series record at home has been broken. The World Test Championship final spot is in jeopardy…
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Mitchell Santner proved to be a thorn for the Indian batsmen as he once again struck telling blows and finished the match with a 13-wicket haul. | Photo Credit: K. Bhagya Prakash For the second time in three days – and the third time in four innings this series – India’s batters surrendered against a…
New Zealand Mitchell Santner celebrates with his teammates after taking a wicket against India in Pune on October 25, 2024. | Photo Credit: K. Bhagya Prakash The batters’ constant failure in making runs in the first innings is costing the team dear, admitted bowling coach Morne Morkel even as India are in danger of losing…