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1st T20 highlights: Iyer's quickfire 58 helps India beat Kiwis by 6 wickets

Iyer built on K L Rahul's (56 off 27 balls) blazing start and Virat Kohli's useful 45 off 32 balls as India made short work of a 204-run target, knocking it off with an over to spare

IND vs NZ 2nd T20: Navdeep Saini may replace Shardul in India playing 11

Jasprit Bumrah was the only bowler on either side to concede less than eight runs per over at the peculiar shaped ground with short boundaries in the series opener on Friday

IND vs NZ 1st T20: K L Rahul shows nifty glove-work during practice session

Rahul, who replaced Rishabh Pant as a wicket-keeper, was seen keeping wickets with Jasprit Bumrah and Navdeep Saini charging into bowl

Leadership can't always be determined by results: Kohli backs Williamson

Williamson' leadership skills came under the scanner following New Zealand's crushing defeat in the Boxing Day Test against Australia as former skipper Brendon questioned some of his tactics

NZ guys are so nice, can't think of revenge: Kohli on WC semis debacle

The Kiwis defeated pre-tournament favourites India by 18 runs in the WC semis and Friday's tour-opening T20 International is the first clash between the two sides since then

Kohli questions New Zealand travel plan, says close to landing at stadium

The New Zealand travel planning hasn't gone down well with skipper Virat Kohli and he wants the Board of Control for Cricket in India to rethink their travel plans in future

1st T20: India take on injury-hit NZ as build-up to T20 World Cup continues

Unlike most overseas tours, this will be a quick start for the Indian team. In a tight season, the first T20 comes only five days after their last ODI against Australia at home

BCCI releases central contract list, former skipper M S Dhoni dropped

The BCCI announced the central contracts for the period of October 2019 to September 2020. Dhoni was in the A category, which fetches a player Rs 5 crore, until last year

Test rankings: Rohit Sharma jumps to 17th spot, R Ashwin back in top 10

India batsman Rohit Sharma, who became the first player to score a century in each innings of his maiden Test as opener, on Monday jumped to a career-best 17th position in the ICC Test Player Rankings. Rohit, who now has five centuries from 28 Tests, gained a whopping 36 slots after his knocks of 176 and 127 in the first Test against South Africa in Visakhapatnam helped India win by 203 runs and take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. The other opener Mayank Agarwal has also attained a career-best 25th position after his first innings double-century lifted him 38 places. Captain Virat Kohli, who retained his second spot, has dropped below the 900-point mark for the first time since January 2018. He is now on 899 points, 38 behind top-ranked Steve Smith of Australia. Among the bowlers, off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has made a comeback to the top 10 after his match haul of eight wickets, which included figures of seven for 145 in the first innings. The formerly top-ranked bowle

Ind vs SA 1st Test: Proteas tottering at 39-3 after Mayank's double-century

Ravichandran Ashwin provided the breakthroughs by getting through the defences of Markram with a classical off-break that turned sharply

India arrive in Auckland, to play first T20 on January 24 vs New Zealand

India arrive in New Zealand high on confidence, having beaten Australia in the three-match series after losing the first game by 10 wickets.

3rd ODI highlights: Shardul's 17-run helps India beat Windies in a thriller

Virat Kohli anchored a tricky chase before Shardul Thakur played the most defining cameo of his short career to power India to a series-winning four-wicket victory

1st ODI highlights: Hetmyer, Hope tons guide WI to 8-wicket win; lead 1-0

Rishabh Pant struck his maiden half-century to silence his critics as India shrug off a poor start to post a 287 for eight.

IND vs BAN 2nd D/N Test: Pace trio wreak havoc; Bangladesh 73-6 at lunch

The batsmen may have feared the twilight period but looking at the way Bangladesh batted, it seemed they would fold well before the sun sets late into the second session

IND vs NZ: Clarity of mind very crucial in away conditions, says Kohli

India are high on confidence as they won the three-match ODI series against Australia 2-1. The Kohli-led team will now tour to New Zealand to play five T20Is, three ODIs and two Tests

Virat Kohli should persist with Rahul at No 5, says Virendra Sehwag

When Dhoni was the captain of the Indian team, there was ore clarity about players' batting positions, says Virendra Sehwag

India vs New Zealand: Kane Williamson returns to T20 fold after hip injury

India have also announced their 16-man squad for the series which gets underway at Eden Park on January 24.

Ind vs Aus 3rd ODI: Rohit's ton, Kohli's 89 help India win series decider

Opener Rohit Sharma (119) hit a confident century while skipper Virat Kohli made clinical 89 to take India to a comfortable victory. India also clinched the three-match ODI series 2-1

IND vs AUS 3rd ODI: Check predicted playing 11, live streaming details here

Indian team management would like to go with the same playing 11. However, Rohit Sharma's injury may force them to make changes in India playing 11

Hopeful that Rohit will be fit to play final ODI vs Australia, says Kohli

Kohli said that Rohit had dislocated his left shoulder but there is no indication of it being a long-term injury.