Kiwi batter Kane Williamson helped New Zealand seat in the driver's seat of the first Test match against England at Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Thursday.
The skipper's comments came ahead of the opening Test against New Zealand of the Thorpe-Crowe Trophy. In the WTC 2023-25 race, England is ranked sixth, while Kiwis are placed two spots above at fourth. England finished fourth in the previous WTC cycle, and this time around as well, they have
Ahead of New Zealand's first Test match against England in Christchurch, skipper Tom Latham said that since the conditions at Hagley Oval are different, a new Kiwi side will take on the field.
Just before the gigantic challenge of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia away from home from November 22 onwards, India faced one of the darkest chapters of its rich cricket history as Kiwis whitewashed the hosts at their home, handing them their first-ever series loss at home in 1
In the third match of the Test series against New Zealand, Ajaz Patel and Glenn Phillips unleashed a spin web on Indian batters, as Kiwis beat India by 25 runs
Kiwi batters Rachin Ravindra, Conway and Will Young served as pillars as a quality all-round performance helped them hand over India their first-ever series whitewash at home after a 25-run win in the third Test at Wankhede Stadium.
Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen recently took to X to express his concerns about the declining quality of batting techniques in Test cricket. Pietersen highlighted the shift in focus towards aggressive, boundary-centric play, which he believes has led to a deterioration in tradition
"To win in India is incredible but to deliver a clean sweep is remarkable ... has to be the greatest ever Test series victory ... India now have a group of Batters that struggle like most teams against Spin," Vaughan wrote on X.
India's batting woes, particularly against spin, continued to worsen, as a six-wicket haul from Ajaz Patel and a fine spell from Glenn Phillips spun the Kiwis to history, beating India in the third Test at Wankhede Stadium by 25 runs and sealing a 3-0 series win, India's first-ever at hom