Ben Stokes was not considered for both assignments as he pulled a left hamstring injury during England's loss against New Zealand in the third Test match. Joe Root who has been in an exceptional form has made a comeback in the ODI squad for the first time since the ODI World Cup 2023 in India
22 December,2024 06:28 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentIn the Test series against New Zealand, Joe Root garnered 218 runs with an average of 43.60 and a strike rate of 83.1 in three matches. Joe Root ended the Test series against New Zealand by breaking Pakistan's Javed Miandad's record for the most runs against the Kiwis in Test cricket
20 December,2024 05:42 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentIt was New Zealand’s biggest-ever Test win in terms of runs. While England had already clinched the series with wins in the opening two matches, the victory for New Zealand saw them rise to fourth place in the latest ICC World Test Championship standings
18 December,2024 07:18 AM IST | Hamilton | IANSHe finishes with 391 Test wickets, second only to Sir Richard Hadlee among New Zealanders. New Zealand only needed to take nine second-innings wickets for victory as Ben Stokes did not bat
17 December,2024 10:17 AM IST | Hamilton | mid-day online correspondentThe tourists were 18-2 at stumps on Day Three here. It left New Zealand, dismissed late in the day for 453, needing eight more wickets to secure a consolation victory after England easily won the first two Tests
17 December,2024 06:15 AM IST | Hamilton | AFPMatt Henry and Will O’Rourke shared seven wickets as NZ bowled out England for 143 in a session and a half to take a 205-run first innings lead.
16 December,2024 06:28 AM IST | Hamilton | AgenciesSunil Gavaskar also opened up about the double standards of how the same people are supporting the bad-mannered behaviour of their own. "But the same people will cheer if an Aussie quick gives a similar send-off to an English batter during next summer's Ashes"
15 December,2024 02:04 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondentLate hitting from Mitchell Santner handed the momentum back to the home side, including a straight six off the day’s final ball to raise a half-century
15 December,2024 09:11 AM IST | Hamilton | AFPThis was his first County Championship appearance since a brief stint with Worcestershire in 2010-11
14 December,2024 09:07 AM IST | London | PTIThe 46-year-old had started his career with a Test hundred on debut against the mighty Australian side of 2000s
12 December,2024 06:33 AM IST | Wellington | PTIADVERTISEMENT