Indian Cricket Team Updates

Brendon McCullum will lead a full-strength New Zealand squad for ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. The batting line-up boasts of experience in the form of McCullum, Martin Guptill, Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson, while Corey Anderson and Grant Elliott, who last played an ODI in November 2013, will serve as the allrounders. The spin department will be manned by the experienced Daniel Vettori and Nathan McCullum. New Zealand squad for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 Brendon McCullum (captain) Corey Anderson Trent Boult Grant Elliott Martin Guptill Tom Latham Mitchell McClenaghan Nathan McCullum Kyle Mills Adam Milne Luke Ronchi Tim Southee Ross Taylor Dan Vettori Kane Williamson

The New Zealand selectors have named a settled line-up for the One Day International Series against world no.1 India starting in Napier on Sunday. The 13 man squad for the five match ODI Series is identical to the one which drew the recent ODI series against the West Indies, with the exception of Auckland batsman Colin Munro who will return to play for his province. General Manager National Selection Bruce Edgar says the players had been rewarded for a number of strong performances against the West Indies. “It was pleasing to see every player stand up at some stage of that series and there were some simply outstanding efforts headlined by Corey Anderson’s world record one day ton.” NZ squad for ODI Series v India: Brendon McCullum (c), Corey Anderson, Martin Guptill, Mitchell McClenaghan, Nathan McCullum, Kyle Mills, Adam Milne, James Neesham, Luke Ronchi, Jesse Ryder, Tim Southee, Ross Taylor, Kane Williamson. Edgar says the BLACKCAPS now fac...

A measured innings by Brendon McCullum steered the Otago Volts to a convincing eight-wicket victory over the Faisalabad Wolves in the opening match of the Karbonn Smart CLT20 2013 Qualifiers. After restricting the Wolves to 139/8, the Volts knocked off the required runs in 17.5 overs to take a step closer to booking a place in the main draw of the tournament. The Volts innings began on a poor note as they lost opener Neil Broom off the second ball of the run-chase. But they snatched back the initiative through Hamish Rutherford’s cameo; the 24-year-old left-hander struck three sixes and a boundary as he raced to 25 off 12 balls, before miscuing a Saeed Ajmal delivery to be caught at midwicket. Rutherford dominated the 41-run stand with skipper McCullum. Meanwhile, McCullum paced his innings brilliantly; he scored 29 from his first 35 balls to set a solid platform. And just as the required run-rate breached the eight-run mark, he opened his shoulders. Offered a life on 41,...