The power profiles The British Summer is upon us and that means cricket will be back on our screens soon. 2nd of June is the date for the start of the England vs New Zealand Test series and it promises to be a mouth-watering contest. Both sides are evenly matched and are very used to […] READ MORE
The British summer begins (finally) Summertime is finally upon us after a long stretch of cold and cool weather. It’s almost June but at least it’s here. The first Test match of a long and arduous summer will begin on Wednesday, with England’s Test team taking on New Zealand. So, what is there to look […] READ MORE
Black Caps receive vaccines ahead of English tour Neil Wagner was the last New Zealand-based player at the Black Caps – the New Zealand national cricket team – to receive his Covid-19 vaccine ahead of the team’s departure for England this May, the team’s official Twitter account recently announced. Out of the 20 players in […] READ MORE
Ranking the top 5 greatest New Zealand batsmen ever The Black Caps have always punched above their weight, so to speak, in international cricket. They won the 2000 ICC Champions Trophy, against all the odds and recently reached back-to-back ICC Cricket World Cup finals, in 2015 and in 2019. A combination of great fast bowling […] READ MORE
The greatest T20 batsman currently playing for New Zealand New Zealand are currently ranked as the 6th best team in T20I by the ICC. Despite this, the Kiwis always tend to punch above their weight in T20I Cricket, especially in tournaments, having reached the World T20 Semi-Finals in 2016. Batting is an art in T20 […] READ MORE
Picking New Zealand’s All-Time Test XI Have you ever wondered how New Zealand’s all-time test match XI would look like? In recent times, New Zealand has been a fantastic test match team, especially at home. Plus, they have travelled reasonably well, due to having adaptable players and an astute captain. Their bowling attack has always […] READ MORE
SRH vs DC, will the key players matter or will cricket prove otherwise? Let us look at today’s game. SRH vs DC and the key players plus match ups in IPL 2020 game 11. Will Warner fire this game? Does he have the matchups he favors? What about Stoinis, will he target a particular bowler? […] READ MORE
Is there an opportunity for India to recover? New Zealand‘s record at the Hagley Oval, in six completed games, is: won four, lost one and drawn one. Only Australia has triumphed at this venue. All three Asian teams have lost. That does not make good reading if you are an Indian fan. Especially if you […] READ MORE
Despite the rise of the T20 format over the last decade and as great as the ODI World Cup was recently, the five-day version of test cricket still creates a buzz around it unique to the sporting calendar. While its popularity has undoubtedly waned in recent times, Test cricket is still considered by many as […] READ MORE
With Summer fast approaching Down Under, the floppy hats in the New Zealand dugout will be out sooner than expected as they will battle out much more than just high mercury levels on their tour to the UAE. In-Form Pakistan Pakistan have clearly marked their territory at their “home” and have proved to be the […] READ MORE