New Zealand head coach Gary Stead will step down from white-ball formats and he has a few weeks to decide if he wants to reapply for the Test role as well. However, Stead was first appointed to the position in 2018 after the resignation of Mike Hesson as well and his contract renewed twice in […]

Team India reached the final of the Champions Trophy 2025 where they will take on New Zealand as well. However, New Zealand are worried about Varun Chakaravarthy who made headlines with his stunning shows as well. “So, look, we certainly expect him to play after getting 5 for 42 against us in the last game. […]

New Zealand head coach Gary Stead has given an update on star batsman Rachin Ravindra’s fitness, where the young opener is still recuperating from a head injury sustained while trying to take a catch in the 38th over of the first match against Pakistan in the current Tri-Nation Series. Ravindra received a nasty forehead blow […]

New Zealand head coach Gary Stead has applauded Team India for having exact replacements in case of injuries. Stead also stated the magnitude of the challenge before the Kiwis as well. With Mohammed Shami, one of India’s first-choice bowlers of India who has been injured since November 2023, Akash Deep has replaced him well. Speaking […]

The one-off Test between Afghanistan and New Zealand has been abandoned without a ball being bowled in Greater Noida. However, because of that, the New Zealand team didn’t have good practice as they will play all-important World Test Championship matches against Sri Lanka and India. And, coaches felt it was “frustrating” and “disappointing” as well. […]

Vikram Rathour, the former batting coach of the Indian team, joined the New Zealand team to face Afghanistan in a one-off Test match starting September 9. Rathour was initially part of the Indian coaching staff under head coach Rahul Dravid and had an instrumental role in India’s victory at the T20 World Cup in the […]

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson is hoping to return after a six-month gap in the much-awaited ICC Cricket World Cup in India. The Blackcaps will begin their campaign against England on October 5 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad as well. However, he tore the cruciate ligament in his right knee during the first […]

Veteran New Zealand player Kane Williamson has returned to practice and is currently recovering from a knee injury that he sustained during the 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL). However, New Zealand Cricket will consider including him in their 2023 ODI World Cup squad even if he misses the first few matches. Although he is far from […]

New Zealand has been dealt a significant blow just months before the highly anticipated 2023 ODI World Cup in India, as their star all-rounder Michael Bracewell has suffered a ruptured right Achilles tendon. The injury occurred while Bracewell was batting for Worcestershire Rapids in the ongoing T20 Blast in England, forcing him to miss the […]

New Zealand head coach Gary Stead, ahead of the 1st Test of the two-match series against India at Green Park in Kanpur, lauded India spinners Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, and Axar Patel, calling them”world-class” and also talked about how the Kiwi batters have the potential to tackle them. In a press conference, the Kiwi head […]