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New Zealand wicketkeeper Tim Seifert on Thursday heaped praise on India's young pace attack that has troubled his team, saying that the visiting bowlers work quite well as a unit despite being inherently different from each other. Left-armer Arshdeep Singh, and the relatively less experienced trio of Anshul Kamboj, Gurnoor Brar and Auqib Nabi have maintained disciplined lines on challenging surfaces to dismiss New Zealand for 185 and 134 in the first two ODIs before the third game was washed out. India lead the series 2-0. "To be honest, they all bowl very well, they all do something slightly different," Seifert said ahead of the fourth ODI here on Friday. "Having Arshdeep as a left-hander, I think it's crucial as well. But to be honest, they work well as a unit, they all do something different, but to their credit, they didn't miss much on those wickets (in) the last two games. I think they do a very good job together." The 33-year-old Seifert also credited them for adjusting to N
Extra pace has its benefits but Indian pacer Auqib Nabi says he is relying more on seam movement and skills acquired over the years in the domestic circuit to make a mark in the ongoing ODI series against New Zealand. Nabi, who has played three ODIs after making a forgettable debut against the West Indies at home, relies on movement in the air and off the pitch to fox the batters. He bowls in the 130kmph range. Speaking to reporters ahead of the fourth ODI against the Black Caps here, Nabi was asked if he plans to increase his pace. India lead 2-0 in the series after the third match was washed out. "Obviously, if you have the pace, it's very good. But my skill, I back that. I have done well in domestic cricket. Here, I have come on skill. if there is pace, it is a plus factor. But I back my skill. What I did well in domestic will be useful here as well," said Nabi. Nabi has got the opportunity to bowl in the nets to the trio of Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma on the tour
Rain played spoilsport as the third ODI between New Zealand and India at Seddon Park here on Tuesday was called off. India lead the five-match series 2-0 as the two teams head to Tauranga for the final two games, scheduled for November 13 and 15. India skipper Shubman Gill won the toss for the third time in a row and opted to bowl, fielding an unchanged side from the previous two games. However, just as the covers were coming off for a 40-overs-a-side contest, the heavens opened up once again. With at least 70 minutes remaining before the local cut-off time of 7:50 pm for a 20-overs-a-side game, the two umpires decided to call off the match. The weather forecast for this game had always been gloomy, with a 90 per cent chance of rain predicted throughout the day. This was supposed to be the last game of the series for skipper Shubman Gill and senior wicketkeeper KL Rahul before they link up with the Test squad in Wellington. They will be accompanied by Kuldeep Yadav, Anshul Kamboj
Numbers can be very deceptive in cricketing universe. Start torturing them and it will give us what we would want to know. And it can happen quite often in cricket too. Sri Lanka chasing down a mammoth 430 inside 50 overs or India successfully hunting down 406 on surfaces which are mirror images of 'National Highways' would often forcefully indicate that these once impossible to chase totals are now eminently chaseable because of the adventurous out-of-the box shot-making that T20 cricket warrants. But then comes Auckland and Wellington, where some of the prima donnas of world cricket resemble cats on hot tin roof, unable to negotiate the dual nature of extra seam movement and the white Kookaburra bouncing six inches extra. Virat Kohli provided a timely reminder of the value of experience and adaptability in India's opening ODI against New Zealand in Auckland with a superbly controlled 74, but the second game in Wellington offered a contrasting picture of batting on a surface that
Fast bowler Kristian Clarke has been called up to the New Zealand squad as cover for Blair Tickner ahead of the third ODI against India here on Tuesday as the home team battles multiple injury concerns in the ongoing series. Pacer Lockie Ferguson has been ruled out of the fourth and fifth ODIs after failing to fully recover from a low-grade tear in his right calf sustained during the T20I series, New Zealand Cricket said in a press release. Tickner was struck by a ball while batting during the second ODI against India. He has since been cleared of concussion but, having been replaced in the playing XI by Matt Fisher, he must serve the ICC's mandatory seven-day stand-down period from the date of the match before returning to international cricket. Matt Henry, who was initially cleared of concussion following his collision with Devon Conway in Auckland, was reassessed in Wellington and advised to target a return for the fourth ODI. Henry and Kyle Jamieson, who were initially schedul
Virat Kohli presents an "awesome opportunity" for New Zealand, said fast bowler Blair Tickner, adding that his side would look to be more effective with the ball and produce a stronger batting performance in the second ODI here on Saturday. Tickner acknowledged Kohli's ability to put opposition bowlers under pressure but said New Zealand remain confident of finding a way to dismiss the former India captain. "Yeah, he's obviously going all right. With a small total, he came out and put pressure on us. We looked to take wickets, but he did really well. We still back ourselves and our skills to obviously get him out. "But yeah, it's an awesome opportunity to play against him and hopefully we can get one over him soon." The Kiwis were dismissed for 185 in 40.2 overs in a rain-affected first ODI as India overhauled a revised target of 144 in 22.4 overs to win by five wickets via DLS. "Obviously, you'd have loved to score more runs and put a little bit more pressure on them... we know t
Pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Prasidh Krishna along with veteran all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja will get valuable preparation time ahead of the two-Test series when a star-studded India A face an injury-ravaged New Zealand A in the third and final four-day game beginning here on Saturday. Bumrah, who last played in the Asian Games final on October 3, has been preserved only for the red-ball leg of the New Zealand tour. As part of workload management, he was not picked for the ongoing five-match ODI series against New Zealand. With the first Test in Wellington from November 19, Bumrah would be looking to make the most of his time in the middle against New Zealand A. The preparation for the two-Test series has been extensive with a majority of India's Test players getting to play the A series and acclimatise to the windy and cold conditions in this part of the world. Having fully recovered from a hamstring injury, Prasidh too has been kept for the Test challenge. His last outing was the OD
India pacer Prasidh Krishna was on Tuesday declared fit for the two-match Test series against New Zealand starting on November 19. The first Test of the series will be played in Wellington from November 19 to 23 while the second match will be from November 27 to December 1 in Christchurch. Krishna was sidelined by a left hamstring injury and was subsequently ruled out of the five-match ODI series starting in Auckland on Wednesday. "Prasidh Krishna has been declared fit and is set to be available for the upcoming Test series against New Zealand," a BCCI source told PTI. The right-arm pacer is also expected to play the third unofficial four-day Test between India A and New Zealand A from November 7 to 10 at Lincoln.
New Zealand batter Devon Conway has been ruled out of the first ODI against India after suffering a concussion in a training-ground collision with teammate Matt Henry, with Tim Seifert set to replace him, skipper Mitchell Santner said on Tuesday. New Zealand Cricket later confirmed that Conway had been diagnosed with concussion after being taken to hospital for further examination, ruling him out of the series opener. "Conway was taken to A&E for further examination, which confirmed a concussion that has ruled him out of the first ODI against India tomorrow," NZC said in a statement. Conway and Henry collided while attempting an aerial catch during the team's training session at Eden Park ahead of Wednesday's series opener. Santner confirmed that Henry is doing okay. "I think Matt went through his concussion thing. He seems okay, but Dev's (Conway) been rushed off-premises. So, yeah, it didn't look too good, actually, that collision," Santner said at the pre-match press ...
Wary of the threat posed by Indian batting stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner says his bowlers will have to be very disciplined when they attempt to execute surface-specific strategies against the two veterans in the five-match ODI series beginning here on Wednesday. Rohit and Kohli are now only playing the ODI format and Santner said the two are good for the game. "They're getting on, but they're still playing very well. We saw it in the last series against the West Indies. I've seen it for a long time. I've seen Rohit in the IPL as well," Santner said at the pre-match press conference. Santner said the bowling strategy would depend largely on the nature of the surface, with his side needing to be prepared for both seam-friendly conditions and flatter pitches. "When it's doing a bit, what does it look like? And then when it's flat, what does that look like as well?" he said. He acknowledged the considerable attention surrounding the two .
India head coach Gautam Gambhir says the Shreyas Iyer-led T20 team has set the tone for the upcoming ODI and Test assignments in the ongoing tour of New Zealand by triumphing in the shortest format despite a lack of practice leading up to the rubber. India defeated the hosts 3-2 in the T20 series despite landing here just a couple of days before the lung-opener and having very little time to rest and recover in between games held at four different venues. "You can be extremely proud of the effort that you guys have given in this series. Winning the series especially when you got one day to prepare and playing against a quality team like New Zealand in their own backyard... you can be extremely proud and go back with your head held high," Gambhir said in a dressing room speech, the video of which was shared by the BCCI on its social media handles. "Yes you wanted to win the last two as well but sometimes these things can happen. But I thought you guys have set the tone for the rest o