The 14th edition of the Hockey India Senior Men National Championship is set to kick off on Monday at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium in Chennai.
NZ made history on Indian shores, as a ten-wicket haul from Ajaz Patel and twin fifties from Will Young helped them secure a 25-run win over India in the third and final Test in Mumbai and hand India their first-ever series whitewash at home in a Test series of three or more Tests.
With teams like India, Australia, Sri Lanka, New Zealand and South Africa fighting hard for the coveted WTC final spots, let us look at the state of play in the championship so far.
India head coach Gautam Gambhir on Thursday pointed out reasons for recent trend of teams losing at home in Tests and said that it is because of the pressure of the World Test Championship (WTC) points.
Hazlewood has been crucial for Australia in their success in the ongoing ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 cycle, with 51 scalps in 11 matches at an average of 20.45, with best figures of 5/31.
South Africa slammed a total of 17 sixes against Bangladesh on Day 2 of the second Test as the visitors broke a long-standing record of more than 14 years while playing at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium on Wednesday.
New Zealand's impressive victories over India in Bengaluru and Pune have them dreaming of reaching the World Test Championship (WTC) final.
If they win all four of their remaining Tests, they will finish with a percentage of 64.29%. While this may not guarantee qualification, it will certai