Rohit Sharma-led India will lock horns against Tom Latham's New Zealand in the second Test match of the series at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Thursday.
India head coach Gautam Gambhir bombarded positivity ahead of the second Test by confirming Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant's full fitness ahead of the second Test against New Zealand in Pune.
Head coach Gautam Gambhir finally gave his verdict on India's unprecedented defeat against New Zealand in Bengaluru and claimed that the hosts stood 100 runs short of setting up the match.
Bowling coach Morne Morkel rolled up his arms during India's training session and had a go with the ball, during which he had to keep reminding himself to stay calm and not "embarrass" himself.
Pune is set to prepare a bald, low-bounce black-soil pitch to counter New Zealand's seamers, who had led their first Test win in India in 36 years in Bengaluru. However, Daryl Mitchell of New Zealand isn't too worried about the pitch. After New Zealand finished their first practice session b
Melie Kerr's outstanding campaign for champions New Zealand saw her named the Aramco Player of the Tournament. And the leading wicket-taker at the tournament has jumped up to sixth in the ICC T20I Bowling Rankings.
Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar feels that batter KL Rahul should sit out if Shubman Gill is deemed fit to play the second Test against New Zealand at Pune starting from Thursday.
Gill missed the first Test against the Kiwis at Bengaluru due to neck stiffness. His presence was missed as star batter Virat Kohli could not deliver runs at number three in the first innings and India lost the match by eight wickets, marking their first loss to Kiwis on home soil since 1988
Cook travelled to the UAE for the announcement of his induction into the ICC Hall of Fame, where he and his family also watched the ICC Women's T20 World Cup Final between New Zealand and South Africa, which the former won.