With this victory, Kiwis have won the series 2-0 and they have secured their biggest win in Test cricket history. This is also the third-best victory margin in Tests by runs, next to England's innings and 579 runs win over Australia in 1938 and Australia's win over South Africa by an innings
New Zealand Test captain Tom Latham has made himself unavailable for the second and final Test of the series against Zimbabwe due to a shoulder injury, as per the ICC.
Gill was under immense scrutiny heading into the series, having not touched even the 40-run mark outside Asia since his dazzling 91 at Brisbane against Australia way back in 2021, which launched him into stardom. Leading up to the series, the right-hander had failed to deliver quality perfor
The England tour marked one of Siraj's finest outings in Test cricket, topping the wicket-charts with 23 wickets and running throughout the series like a warrior for over 185 overs, undeterred, never tired. While the pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah played only three Tests owing to his workload
Ahead of the second and final Test against Zimbabwe, New Zealand seamer Will O'Rourke has suffered an injury and has been ruled out of the game, which will be played from August 7 to 11, as per the ICC.
India head coach Gautam Gambhir emphasised the routine that his players need to follow relentlessly, which will allow them to "dominate" Test cricket for a "very long time".
Siraj continued his fine run in overseas Test matches, delivering yet another bowling masterclass as his spell in tandem with pacer Prasidh Krishna left England six runs short of the 374-run target in London and helped a new-look Shubman Gill-led India draw the series 2-2.
Ever since Stokes and McCullum took over the reigns of the England Test team as a duo in May 2022, they have treated world cricket to some entertaining Test cricket. Sky-rocketing strike rates, big sixes, positive intent, immense confidence, attacking bowling line and lengths have become
With the team in transition without its seniors, Gill led a new-look Indian side to a 2-2 series draw that looks as good as a win. All the matches went till the very last day, with four of them going right into the final session. Both teams were extremely competitive with bat and ball alike.
India's legendary batter Sachin Tendulkar hailed Team India's exceptional performance in The Oval Test against England and called the right-arm seamer Mohammed Siraj the "Superman" of India.
With India registering a spectacular victory in the final Test against England and levelling series 2-2, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vice-president Rajeev Shukla hailed the team's performance and said the future of Indian Test cricket looks bright.
With India drawing a hard-fought series against England with the final fifth match providing a fitting finale, Indian opener KL Rahul said that the fine quality of cricket played by both sides has answered questions about whether Test cricket will be around or not.