Williamson was speaking during the CEAT Cricket Ratings Awards in Mumbai on Tuesday. Last year, New Zealand pulled off one of the most stunning upsets in cricket history, ending India's unbeaten 12-year-run at home in Test cricket and that too with a first-time-ever 0-3 whitewash. Spinner
Starc, who announced his T20I retirement last month as the countdown to next year's ICC T20 World Cup continues, will be returning to the international fold to take on a power-packed Indian line-up, boosted by the returns of legends Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, with a young Shubman Gill as
After Australia opted to bowl first, it was Tim Seifert (48 in 35 balls, with five fours and three sixes) and skipper Michael Bracewell (26 in 22 balls, with a four and a six) and James Neesham (25 in 18 balls, with two fours and two sixes) who took NZ to 156/9 in 20 overs. Sean Abott (3/25)
With the series up 1-0 in favour of Australia all ready, both teams will be having their second duel on Friday. Kiwis would be aiming to level the scores and keep themselves in the hunt for the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy.
Australia suffered yet another setback ahead of their three-match T20I series against New Zealand as star all-rounder Glenn Maxwell suffered a fractured forearm during the net sessions. The Men in Yellow have brought in wicketkeeper Josh Philippe for the upcoming Chappell-Hadlee T20I Trophy
New Zealand will line up without its white-ball captain, Mitchell Santner, who has been ruled out of their upcoming T20I series against Australia. In Santner's absence, Michael Bracewell will lead a 14-man squad, which features Kyle Jamieson and Ben Sears but remains bereft of Lockie Ferguso
Ahead of the Ashes series against England later this year, Australia skipper and right-arm seamer Pat Cummins provided an update on his fitness, saying that he had no thought about his return at the moment. Still, he wants to be fit in the next four to six weeks and start bowling.
Australia's one of the most prolific quicks, Mitchell Starc, announced his retirement from the T20I format, months before the format's next edition World Cup in India and Sri Lanka in early 2026 to focus on Tests and ODIs.
Australian batters Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, and Cameron Green improved their ICC ODI batting rankings of the ICC Men's ODI Player rankings on Wednesday following their exceptional performances in the third and final ODI of the series against South Africa.
New Zealand will miss their key players in the upcoming home series against Australia, with a pair of stars facing up to three months on the sidelines, as per the official website of ICC.
Wiaan Mulder and South Africa hit a new low while Australia's Cooper Connolly soared to new heights after the Baggy Greens ruthlessly pummelled the Proteas in the final ODI in Mackay on Sunday.
Marsh and Head achieved this feat in the third ODI against South Africa at Mackay. The duo added a staggering 250 runs for the opening wicket, just falling short of the all-time record for Australia by 34 runs.