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

3  Number of times Ashok Dinda has conceded 50 or more runs in an IPL match. He now shares the dubious distinction of doing this most number of times, along with RP Singh and Munaf Patel. ( Also Read:  DD vs RCB - IPL 2014, Match 2: Report ) 13  Varun Aaron’s wicket-maiden was the 13th for Royal Challengers Bangalore – most for any side in IPL. 20  Number of innings after which Yuvraj Singh scored a 50 in IPL 46.00  Virat Kohli’s batting average as captain in IPL – highest for any player leading his side. 70.66  Virat Kohli’s batting average against Delhi Daredevils. He averages 28.76 against all other teams in the IPL 110  Runs added by JP Duminy and Ross Taylor for the fifth wicket. This is Delhi Daredevils’ highest fifth-wicket partnership in the IPL. source: iplt20.com

The Royal Challengers Bangalore overcame the Delhi Daredevils by eight wickets in what eventually turned out to be an easy run chase for the Garden City franchise. Thanks to a masterful big-hitting display from Yuvraj Singh and skipper Virat Kohli, the Royal Challengers achieved the 146-run target with 3.2 overs to spare. ( Also Read:  DD vs RCB - IPL 2014, Match 2: Stats Highlights ) Earlier, RCB won the toss and asked DD to take first strike. Kohli’s bowlers vindicated this decision by shaking the Daredevils’ top order early on. Mitchell Starc accounted for former Royal Challenger Mayank Agarwal’s (6) wicket in the third over of the innings. Soon after that, Albie Morkel, in his first game in an RCB jersey, got rid of the dangerous Dinesh Karthik (0), who could only manage a golden duck. And then, before Manoj Tiwary (1) could stabilise the faltering DD innings, first change bowler, Varun Aaron, had him caught behind. With the scorecard reading 17 for three in 4.1 overs, ...

India lost the last game of the one-day series by 87 runs to New Zealand at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington. The New Zealand batting line-up dominated the fifth ODI despite their openers being kept on a tight leash by India’s new-ball bowlers. A solid 152-run stand by Kane Williamson (88) and Ross Taylor (102) helped the hosts seize control of the game after the scratchy start. James Neesham (34* off 19) provided the finishing touch as the Black Caps set India a formidable 304-run target. Led by debutant Matt Henry’s maiden four-wicket haul and Kyle Mills economical spells finishing with 10-1-35-2, the hosts bowled India out for 216 to claim a 4-0 series win.   Earlier, MS Dhoni won the toss and opted to bowl first. The pair of Mohammed Shami and Bhuvneshwar Kumar started the proceedings on a good note for the visitors until the NZ middle-order came to the party. Shami had started with a maiden first over to finish with an exceptional first spell (5-3-11-0) an...

Stuart Binny became the 200th player to represent India in one-day internationals. He also provided the third instance of a son following his father in representing India in one-day internationals. Here’s the list of father-son duos who represented India in ODIs: Yograj Singh (6) & Yuvraj Singh (293) Sunil Gavaskar (108) & Rohan Gavaskar (11) Roger Binny (72) & Stuart Binny (1)  At 29 years 239 days, Stuart Binny is the oldest to make his ODI debut for India since 2003, when Abhijit Kale made his debut at the age of 29 years 287 days. (Also Read:  Report: New Zealand vs India, 4th ODI ) After electing to field first in 20 consecutive ODIs outside the subcontinent, an Indian captain finally elected to bat first after winning the toss. Virat Kohli opened the innings for the first time since 2008. Incidentally, Kohli played his first five ODI innings as opener only, registering the scores of 12, 37, 25, 54 and 31. MS Dhoni (79*) made his ...

New Zealand sealed the five-match ODI series with a seven-wicket win over India in the fourth game, in Hamilton. A valuable 60 by Kane Williamson and a sparkling ton by Ross Taylor took the hosts to a comfortable victory, after India posted 278. Unbeaten on 49, Brendon McCullum took the team across the line with a six, with 11 balls to spare. Meanwhile, Taylor remained not out on 112. (Also Read:  Stats Highlights: NZ vs Ind, 4th ODI ) Earlier, India made a few changes going into the must-win match at the Seddon Park. First was the line-up – Shikhar Dhawan and Suresh Raina made way for Ambati Rayudu and Stuart Binny. And MS Dhoni opted to bat first after winning the toss. Virat Kohli opened the batting for India, but this time round, India's most consistent performer in recent times was back in the dressing room early. He was followed by Ajinkya Rahane. Tim Southee and Kyle Mills kept a strangle hold on the batsmen from the word go. Mills and Jimmy Neesham replaced Corey ...

Delhi Daredevils have made a swap with the Pune Warriors India, exchanging Ross Taylor for Ashish Nehra, in the ongoing IPL Player Trading Window. The Delhi-based franchise had acquired Taylor, the former New Zealand captain, from his previous team, Rajasthan Royals, ahead of the 2012 season.  The Pune franchise will be Taylor’s fourth IPL team – he represented Royal Challengers Bangalore in the first three IPL seasons, before playing a season each for Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Daredevils respectively. “We are elated to have a batsman like Ross Taylor in our ranks. He will add muscle, panache and of course, experience, to our middle order in the forthcoming season,” Sushanto Roy, Managing Director, Sahara Adventure Sports Ltd, said.  Ashish Nehra, the India speedster, was part of the Delhi Daredevils squad in the 2009 and 2010 seasons. His best IPL performance was in 2009, when he took 19 wickets from 13 matches for DD. He had earlier represented Mumbai I...

Ross Taylor 113 Vs India - Video Highlights: # Ross Taylor (113 off 127 balls) is the 2nd New Zealand skipper to post a hundred in a Test match in India. Glenn Turner was the first to achieve the distinction - 113 at Green Park, Kanpur in 1976-77. He is become the 6th New Zealand captain to register a century in a Test match against India. # Ross Taylor's above century is his 2nd hundred overseas in Tests, and his 1st was 154* against England at Old Trafford in 2008. # Ross Taylor's extraordinary strike rate of 88.97 is the highest by a New Zealand captain in Test Cricket, bettering Martin Crowe's 88.42 (107 off 121 balls) vs. Sri Lanka at Colombo, SSC in 1992-93. # Ross Taylor's 7th hundred in Tests is his second as captain. His first century as captain was 122 not out against Zimbabwe at Napier in January this year. # Taylor's 1st two centuries against India were 151 at Napier and 107 at Wellington - both in 2009. # Ross Taylor and Daniel Flynn (107 runs...

Highlights of India v New Zealand 2nd Test 1st day in Chinnaswamy stadium, Bangalore. Ross Taylor, Kruger van Wyk and Martin Guptill were the good start for New Zealand while Pragyan Ojha shine for India as Kewis take the honors’ on Day 1 of the 2nd Test match. # Kruger van Wyk (63 not out off 85 balls) has registered his first half-century in Tests. # Doug Bracewell (30 not out) has posted his 2nd highest score in Tests - his highest is 39 v West Indies at North Sound this year. # Martin Guptill has recorded his 2nd fifty vs. India and his 12th in Tests. # Guptill's 53 (79 balls) is his 2nd highest Test score against India - his 1st highest is 85 at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, 2010-11. # Brendon McCullum has registered his 11th duck in Test and 1st duck against India. # Pragyan Ojha is the first professional spinner to open the bowling for India in a Test. # Ojha (4/90) has recorded his best bowling figures against NZ. And he took 60 wickets at an average of 28...