Tim Southee will be at the helm of the side which is coming off the high of being the only third team in sports' history to win after following on, winning the second Test against England by one run to level the series after a 267-run loss in the first Test.
Ashwin claims the top spot among bowlers after taking six wickets in his most recent performance, in India's emphatic victory over Australia in the second Test, with Anderson dropping to second place after England's stunning loss to New Zealand in the Wellington Test.
New Zealand scripted history in Wellington on Tuesday as they became the third team ever to win a Test match after being forced to follow on when they pulled off a thrilling one-run victory over England in a classic final-day contest in the second Test. New Zealand join two other teams (Indi
Brook had a fantastic series in New Zealand. Across four innings in two matches, he scored 329 runs at an average of 82.25, ending up as the leading run-scorer in the series. This included a century and two half-centuries. His best score in the series was 186 in the second Test. He also pick
Cricket community expressed their emotions after New Zealand pulled off a historic victory against England on the final day of the second Test match. Ravichandran Ashwin, Virender Sehwag, Wasim Jaffer and many more shared their views on Twitter.
Tim Southee heaped praise on his team after their sensational comeback against England in the second test match. He pointed out his team's collective efforts as well as Neil Wagner's sensational spell in the final moments of the game.
New Zealand completed a big turnaround on the Day-5 of the second test match. Neil Wagner picked up 4 wickets to shift the momentum towards New Zealand in the game's final hours. He broke the crucial partnership between Joe Root and Ben Stokes by picking up the wicket of Ben Stokes.
Pacer Neil Wagner (4/62) was the hero for the Kiwis as he had James Anderson caught behind down the leg side to clinch a famous victory for New Zealand at Basin Reserve.
The fourth day of the ongoing second Test between New Zealand and England in Wellington saw Williamson surpass Taylor's all-time record of 7683 Test runs in trademark style.
England continues dominating New Zealand on the second test match's second day. England lost a couple of wickets early but Joe Root continued to maintain the scoring rate. Stokes decided to declare at 435/8. New Zealand lost three wickets quickly and at the end of Day 2 Tom Blundell and Tim