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India vs NZ: Ishant, Rahane, Jadeja ruled out of 2nd Test due to niggles

India suffered a big setback on the opening day of the second Test against New Zealand on Friday with three players being ruled out with niggles.

NZ Captain Williamson out of 2nd Test with elbow injury, Latham to lead

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson will miss the second and final Test against India here due to the recurrence of his left-elbow injury which has troubled him for much of this year.

IND v NZ: Dravid and Kohli have to make some tough calls, says Laxman

Former India batter VVS Laxman believes that head coach Rahul Dravid and Virat Kohli will have to make some tough calls in terms of how the batting order should be ahead of second Test against NZ.

India's South Africa tour might be pushed back by a week amid Omicron scare

India's tour of South Africa might be pushed back by one week due to the threat of the COVID-19 Omicron variant.

Weather, combination worry for Kohli as series on line for Team India

Virat Kohli's return after a well-earned break couldn't have come in a more unenvious setting.

Ashes: Alex Carey replaces Tim Paine as wicketkeeper for first two Tests

Cricket Australia's National Selection Panel (NSP) on Thursday added wicketkeeper Alex Carey to the 15-player squad for the first two matches of the upcoming Ashes.Carey has replaced Tim Paine in the squad who decided to take some time off from the game last week. He had also stepped down as the captain of the Test before that and Pat Cummins will now be leading the side.George Bailey, NSP Chair, in an official release said: "Alex has been a regular member of the national side in white ball cricket, particularly in the one-day game. He is an excellent cricketer and a fine individual who will bring many great strengths to the team. He will be a very deserved holder of baggy green cap number 461."Alex Carey said: "I am incredibly humbled by this opportunity. It's an exciting build-up for what is a huge Series ahead. My focus is on preparing and playing my part in helping Australia secure the Ashes.""This is also for my dad who has been my coach, mentor and mate, my mum, my wife Eloise, .

Manchester Utd co-owner's company buys UAE T20 League franchise

Lancer Capital, headed by top English football club Manchester United's co-chairman Avram Glazer, has made its first foray into cricket by acquiring a franchise in the UAE Lleague

Focus on pitch, team combination and weather as India gear up for 2nd Test

Playing under stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane, India had come agonisingly close to winning the first Test, failing to capture the last wicket as the Black Caps held on to draw the match

Ishant needs couple of Test matches to get his rhythm back: Mhambrey

Ishant Sharma's lack of rhythm can be attributed to lack of game time and it would take a couple of Test matches for him to get back into the groove, India bowling coach Paras Mhambrey said.

Ind vs NZ: We can go upwards from anywhere, says Kiwi spinner Ajaz Patel

New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel on Wednesday said that the BlackCaps are pretty confident about playing against India in the second Test of the ongoing two-match Test series in Mumbai.The second Test of the two-match series will be played at the Wankhede Stadium from December 3 to 7. Skipper Virat Kohli will return to lead the hosts.New Zealand's Rachin Ravindra and Ajaz put up a gritty performance to ensure that the visitors walked away with a draw at Green Park, Kanpur."For us, it's still going into a game with the possibility of taking the series. We know the history of playing in India and we know how difficult it has been in the past. The beauty of our team at this moment is that we don't look in history too much and we look at the present. For us, we have a sense of self-belief that we can go up from anywhere and recently we were able to take away the World Test Championship (WTC) from them," said Ajaz Patel during a virtual press conference."So for us, now it's just about ...

Alastair Cook signs 2-yr contract extension with Essex County Cricket Club

Essex County Cricket Club has announced that opening batter, Alastair Cook signed a two-year contract extension and will remain with the club until the end of the 2023 season.

Buttler, Samson and Jaiswal best trio to take RR forward, says Sangakkara

Rajasthan Royals has revealed a list of retained players ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auction. The franchise has retained two Indians and one overseas player.

We've time to decide, SA tour is on as of now: Sourav Ganguly

The former India captain also backed out-of-favour allrounder Hardik Pandya to regain his place in the side after returning to full fitness

India, New Zealand teams arrive in Mumbai for second Test

A Mumbai Cricket Association official said that both the teams arrived in the megacity from Kanpur in the evening via a chartered flight

Was inspired by Harbhajan's famous spell against Australia in 2001: Ashwin

India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has said that surpassing Harbhajan Singh's tally of 417 Test wickets is a "wonderful milestone".Ashwin on Monday had surpassed Harbhajan Singh to become the country's third-highest wicket-taker in Test cricket. Ashwin scalped the wicket of Tom Latham (52) to go past the milestone."These are numbers that are just happening because of the effort I have been putting in. I am trying to enjoy my game. I am not worried about what number I am surpassing, it is a wonderful milestone. When Harbhajan Singh bowled that famous spell against Australia in 2001, I did not think I would be an off-spinner one day," Ashwin told teammate Shreyas Iyer in a video posted on bcci.tv."I was inspired by him and here I am. Actually, I was more of a batter, and a lot of people know this story. After that 2001 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, I decided to take up spin bowling. That's how I started, I have been on my action for a while, don't know whether I can copy Harbhajan's style ...

SKY or Kishan, Moeen or Faf: Teams face conundrum ahead of IPL deadline

Most of the teams have been making last ditch efforts to keep players of their choice in the lead up to the mega auction next year.

Shane Warne not amused with Steve Smith's return to leadership role

Australian spin wizard Shane Warne is not amused with the fact that while former captain Steve Smith can return to the leadership role

New Zealand pacer Matt Henry to return to Kent for 2022 County season

Kent Cricket has announced that New Zealand bowler Matt Henry will return to the Club for up to seven 2022 County Championship matches and Royal London Cup.

Kanpur Test Day 2: Southee, openers bring New Zealand back in game

The only highlight for India in an otherwise disappointing day was Shreyas Iyer's (105 off 171 balls) debut hundred

Shreyas Iyer becomes 16th Indian batter to slam hundred on Test debut

The elegant right-hander, who hails from Mumbai's Worli area, achieved the feat in the ongoing first Test against New Zealand on the second day of the match