Sky has ICL’s Craig McMillan as commentatorNAPIER - Sky TV has ignored the objections of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) by including former New Zealand batsman and now part of the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL) Craig McMillan in its commentary team for the second Test here at McLean Park. India bowlers strike, New Zealand 98 for 3 (Lunch report)NAPIER - India, playing without their injured captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, continued their stranglehold over New Zealand, sending them to lunch at 98 for three on the first day of the second cricket Test here at McLean Park Thursday. Sehwag leading India loses toss, New Zealand battingNAPIER - Virender Sehwag, leading India in the absence of Mahendra Singh Dhoni who is out with a back problem, lost the toss and New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori decided to bat in the second cricket Test here at McLean Park Thursday. Dhoni’s team eye history at NapierNAPIER - A confident India is out to script history when they take on New Zealand in the second cricket Test at McLean Park here Thursday. Vettori expresses disappointment over IPL shift from India to S. AfricaNAPIER - New Zealand cricket captain Daniel Vettori has expressed his disappointment over the Indian Premier League’s relocation to South Africa from India. Wright urges young Black Caps to study Indian batting styleNAPIER - Former Indian cricket team coach John Wright has urged New Zealand’s inexperienced batting unit to carefully note of how the Indian batters go about their business while at the crease. Jamie How called as cover for Daniel FlynnNAPIER - New Zealand have called batsman Jamie How as cover for injured Daniel Flynn for the second cricket Test against India starting Thursday. A new wicket for the second Test at McLean ParkNAPIER - The wicket at the McLean Park here which will host the second cricket Test between India and New Zealand starting Thursday has been altered due to fungal growth. Kiwi pacer Mills battling his demons and Tendulkar!NAPIER - India’s batting machine has dented the confidence of New Zealand’s fast bowlers so much, that a majority of them have owned up to not possessing the required counter-attacking skills. Discarded Kiwi opener How called in as cover for doubtful FlynnNAPIER - New Zealand’s cricket selectors have called in Jamie How as a replacement for injured batsman Daniel Flynn for the second Test against India to be played here later this week. Dhoni glad Indian team has not gone to PakistanNAPIER - Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni says he is glad India did not tour Pakistan, where six Sri Lankan players were injured in a terror attack in Lahore Tuesday. We need a third seamer: DhoniNAPIER - Despite winning the first One-day international comprehensively by 53 runs, India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said Tuesday that the team needed a third seamer. Dhoni, Sehwag shine in India’s win over KiwisNAPIER - India were back in the reckoning after their Twenty20 losses to New Zealand with a 53-run win over the hosts via the Duckworth-Lewis method in the rain-affected first one-day international here Tuesday. Final scoreboard: India vs. New Zealand, First ODINAPIER - The following is the final scoreboard of the first one-day international between India and New Zealand at the McLean Park here Tuesday. India beat New Zealand by 53 runsNAPIER - India defeated New Zealand by 53 runs via the Duckworth-Lewis System in a rain affected first one-day international at the Mclean Park here Tuesday. Dhoni propels India to 273 for four against New ZealandNAPIER - Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who promoted himself to No.3 in the batting order, propelled India to 273 for four wickets in 38 overs after Virender Sehwag with a quick-fire 77 gave visitors a perfect start in rain affected One Day International (ODI) against New Zealand here Tuesday. Scorecard: India vs. New Zealand, first ODINAPIER - Scorecard of India’s innings against New Zealand in the first One-Day International at McLean Park here Tuesday. The match was reduced to 38 overs due to rain. India set 274-run target for New ZealandNAPIER - Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni led from front with an unbeaten 84 as India scored 273 for four in 38 overs in a rain affected first one-day international against New Zealand at the McLean Park here Monday. India-New Zealand ODI reduced to 38 oversNAPIER - The first one-day international (ODI) between India and New Zealand resumed after two hours and 20 minutes of play was lost due to rain forcing the officials to reduce it to a 38 overs per side here Tuesday. Rain stops play in the first ODI with India 27/0NAPIER - Gloomy weather with a persistent drizzle stopped play in the fifth over with India 27 for no loss in the first of the five One-Day Internationals (ODI) against New Zealand here Tuesday. Dhoni wins toss, India to batNAPIER - India’s captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and decided to bat in the first of the five one-day international cricket matches here Tuesday. Tendulkar’s presence will boost IndiaNAPIER - After back-to-back defeats in the Twenty-20 internationals, India are looking up to Sachin Tendulkar to bolster their batting in the first of the five one-day internationals against New Zealand here Tuesday. We respect India, not scared of them: New Zealand coachNAPIER - New Zealand coach Andy Moles feels that the win in the Twenty20s won’t make the Black Caps favourite to win the five-match one-day series starting here Tuesday. |