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Abhishek Sharma

Arshdeep Singh

Axar Rajeshbhai Patel

Devdutt Babunu Padikkal

Dhruv Chand Jurel

Gurnoor Singh Brar

Hardik Himanshu Pandya

Harsh Surendra Dubey

Harshit Pradeep Rana

Ishan Pranav Kumar Pandey Kishan

Jasprit Jasbirsingh Bumrah

Jitesh Mohan Sharma

Rahul Kannaur Lokesh

Kuldeep Yadav

Manav Jagdusakumar Suthar

Mohammed Siraj

Kaki Nitish Kumar Reddy

Muralikrishna Prasidh Krishna

Ravi Bishnoi

Ravindrasinh Anirudhsinh Jadeja

Rinku Khanchand Singh

Rishabh Rajendra Pant

Rohit Gurunath Sharma

Bhardwaj Sai Sudharsan

Sanju Viswanath Samson

Shivam Dube

Shreyas Santosh Iyer

Shubman Singh Gill

Suryakumar Ashok Yadav

Namboori Thakur Tilak Varma

Varun Chakaravarthy Vinod

Virat Kohli

Washington Sundar

Yashasvi Bhupendra Kumar Jaiswal

New Zealand

Benjamin George Lister

Benjamin Vincent Sears

Bevon-John Jacobs

Blair Marshall Tickner

Cole Edward McConchie

Dane Cleaver

Daryl Joseph Mitchell

Dean Foxcroft

Devon Philip Conway

Finnley Hugh Allen

Glenn Dominic Phillips

Henry Michael Nicholls

Inderbir Singh Sodhi

Jacob Andrew Duffy

James Douglas Sheahan Neesham

Jayden Richard Lennox

Joshua Andrew Clarkson

Kane Stuart Williamson

Katene Dalton Clarke

Kyle Alex Jamieson

Lachlan Hammond Ferguson

Mark Sinclair Chapman

Matthew James Henry

Matthew John Fisher

Mitchell Josef Santner

Muhammad Arslan Abbas

Nathan Gregory Smith

Nicholas Frederick Kelly

Rachin Ravindra

Timothy Blake Robinson

Tim Louis Seifert

Thomas Ackland Blundell

Thomas William Maxwell Latham

William Peter O'Rourke

William Alexander Young

Zakary Glen Foulkes

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India tour of New Zealand 2022

The first of three T20Is between India and New Zealand saw rain getting the better of both teams as the game gets abandoned due to incessant showers. While the stubborn rain did not show any signs of relenting, players from both teams still managed to square off with each other. In a game of footvolley, the players from both teams did not let the rain put a damper on their spirits as they shared a jolly match in footvolley and cricket took a backseat.&nbsp;

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Watch: India and New Zealand players involve themselves in fun footvolley as rain plays spoilsport in first T20I

In what came as a disappointing development, the first T20I between India and New Zealand on November 18 (Friday) was called-off without a single ball bowled as the rain Gods showed no mercy at the Sky Stadium in Wellington.

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India vs New Zealand: Rain plays spoilsport as 1st T20I abandoned without a single ball bowled

After crashing out of the recently-concluded T20 World Cup, semi-finalists India have been forced to think of rejigging the team.

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India vs New Zealand: What is the ideal batting position for Rishabh Pant in T20Is? Wasim Jaffer answers

The toss for the first T20I between India and New Zealand was on November 18 (Friday) delayed due to heavy rains and the grounds remained under covers, the official Twitter handle of New Zealand Cricket announced.

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India vs New Zealand, 1st T20I: 'Heavy rain' in Wellington delays toss until further notice

After the just concluded T20 World Cup failure, bigwigs-less India will look to start afresh in the T20I series against New Zealand with their new leader Hardik Pandya. The Men in Blue and Kiwis will lock horns with each other in the T20I series opener at the Wellington Regional Stadium on Friday (November 18).

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After T20 WC jolt, Hardik-led Team India to make another fresh start with New Zealand Twenty20 series

The Indian team, after crashing out of the recently concluded T20 World Cup, is looking to regroup and make amends for their past failings.

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‘He leads by example both on and off the field’: VVS Laxman hails India's stand-in skipper ahead of 1st T20I vs New Zealand

India's young bowling phenom Arshdeep Singh's surge in the cricketing world in such a short span speaks volume about his skillset. In no time he has become one of India's most bankable bowlers in the death-overs. The 23-year-old left-arm India pacer was one of the positives of India's T20 World Cup campaign that ended with a semifinal defeat to eventual champions England. Meanwhile, former South African star Jonty Rhodes feels Arshdeep Singh has grown tremendously as a cricketer and has great potential but comparing him to the great Wasim Akram will put him under pressure.

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Jonty Rhodes against Arshdeep's comparison with Wasim Akram, says 'he's someone who...'

India and New Zealand gearing up to lock horns with each other for the three-match T20I series followed by as many ODIs. Ahead of the T20I series, the two captains Hardik and Williamson shared a ride and peddled along on a crocodile bike in Wellington

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Watch: Hardik Pandya and Kane Williamson peddle a ride together on a 'Crocodile Bike' ahead of IND-NZ series

India were unsuccessful in their bid to win the T20 World Cup in Australia, losing to eventual winners England in the semifinals in what was a closely-fought match.

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Ahead of 1st T20I vs New Zealand, skipper Hardik Pandya reveals 'road map for 2024 T20 WC starts from now but...' 

Speculations have been running rife and nearly all the speculations tell indicate to Hardik Pandya as the frontrunner for the captaincy role in the T20I format.

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Kane Williamson chimes in on the Indian captaincy debate, calls Hardik Pandya ‘a special cricketer’

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Suryakumar Yadav Instagram Post: After T20I squad snub, Suryakumar Yadav removing/archiving Mumbai Indians-related content on Instagram has led to rumours related to his departure from the franchise.

Suryakumar Yadav had led Mumbai Indians in Hardik Pandya's absence. 

Suryakumar had a poor IPL 2026 season with bat for MI.

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Suryakumar Yadav set to leave Mumbai Indians? Star batter sparks rumours after re

India batter Hanuma Vihari while making a big claim about Hardik Pandya's next move in IPL 2027 said that the MI captain will move to CSK

Hardik Pandya had a torrid season both with the bat and as MI captain in IPL 2026

Meanwhile, Hanuma Vihari feels that Pandya will go to CSK in the IPL 2027

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'99.9% he will go to CSK': Hardik's ex-teammate on MI captain's next destination

Michael Clarke reached home unscathed after his car's accident with the truck on the way to airport post-IPL 2026 final.

Michael Clarke sustained a few bruises from the car accident.

Clarke said that the car's front half was under the truck. 

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Michael Clarke narrates ordeal of road accident after IPL 2026 final

Afghanistan Tour of India 2026

In the IPL 2026 final, Virat Kohli suffered a hamstring injury and needed medical attention on the field. The injury has led to him missing the ODI series against Afghanistan.

Virat Kohli suffered a hamstring tear during IPL 2026 final.

Kohli hobbled between the wickets during his match-winning unbeaten 75. 

Kohli batted with hamstring tear in IPL final; out of AFG ODIs, ENG tour in doub

Krunal return to Team India: Krunal Pandya said that he is disappointed at times when he is not selected but reminds himself about why he started playing cricket.

Krunal Pandya's last T20I appearance was against Sri Lanka in 2021.

Krunal claimed 14 wickets and scored 226 runs in IPL 2026.

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Ahead of Ireland, England tour, Krunal Pandya hopeful of comeback after 5 years

The ECB has launched an investigation into Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson over an alleged breach of team protocols following England's opening Test win over New Zealand.


Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson are under investigation for an alleged protocol violation after the Lord's Test.

The duo's availability for the second Test at The Oval remains uncertain pending the outcome of the probe.

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ECB investigates Ben Stokes, Gus Atkinson after alleged nightclub incident

Women's T20 World Cup 2026

Bharti Fulmali's unbeaten half-century and Shreyanka Patil's four-wicket haul helped India secure a convincing 26-run win over West Indies in a Women's T20 World Cup warm-up match.


Bharti Fulmali starred with an unbeaten 56 as India posted 179/8 in Cardiff.

Shreyanka Patil (4/36) and Radha Yadav (3/25) led India's bowling charge in the successful defence.

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IND-W vs WI-W: Bharti Fulmali, Shreyanka Patil shine as India beat West Indies 

India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak has described Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's talent as "unbelievable" and revealed that the team will avoid over-coaching the 15-year-old sensation.



Sitanshu Kotak praised Vaibhav's success against world-class bowlers at just 15 years of age.

The India batting coach said the team will only guide the youngster as much as he needs.

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'I am really excited...': Sitanshu Kotak breaks silence on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi

 England have brought forward the start times of three T20Is against India in a move aimed at making the matches more accessible for viewers across the Indian subcontinent.


Three India-England T20Is will now start an hour earlier to cater to the Indian audience.

ECB's decision underlines the massive commercial and broadcast value of India's overseas tours.

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IND vs ENG: Start timings changed for India-England T20Is; here's why 

India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak has hinted that Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya could be available for the upcoming ODI series against Afghanistan after recovering from their respective injuries.


Sitanshu Kotak says Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya "may be fine" ahead of the ODI series.

Both stars are awaiting official fitness clearance from the Centre of Excellence.

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Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya set for ODI return? India coach drops major fitne

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