T20I series against India will test our bowling depth: Ross Taylor
Cricket | January 21, 2020 16:05 ISTNew Zealand will be without the services of their two premier fast bowlers, Trent Boult and Lockie Ferguson.
New Zealand will be without the services of their two premier fast bowlers, Trent Boult and Lockie Ferguson.
Kiwi star batter Ross Taylor feels the upcoming series with India will be a perfect platform for the pacers to showcase their skills and newcomers will have a chance to prove themselves.
New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor couldn't hold back his tears as he remembered mentor Martin Crowe after becoming New Zealand's highest Test run-getter.
New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor became the highest Test run-getter for the country, surpassing former captain Stephen Fleming.
Mitchell Starc ripped through New Zealand’s top order with four wickets to leave the tourists teetering on 109-5 in reply to Australia’s 416 all out in the series-opening day-night test at the Perth Stadium on Friday.
Overall, Taylor became the 51st batsman to get pass 7,000 runs in Test cricket.
New Zealand chased down the target with three balls to spare and five wickets in hand to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
Akila Dananjaya bowled brilliantly, taking a five-for as rain interrupted the first day of the first Test between Sri Lanka and New Zealand.
Taylor is confident that New Zealand can effectively tackle the wrist spin duo of Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav.
At 35, the World Cup 2019 could be Ross Taylor's final WC bow but he says if his body allows he may still be playing in another showpiece event.
New Zealand will play their warm-up match against India on May 25, before beginning their campaign on June 1 against Sri Lanka.
New Zealand will play India on May 25 and West Indies on May 28 as part of their warm-ups before taking on Sri Lanka on June 1.
Kane Williamson also took home the Test Player of the Year award and the Redpath Cup for First-Class Batting awards
The all-rounders' table continued to be headed by Rashid Khan, but no Indian figures in the top-5.
New Zealand's skipper Kane Williamson remains their highest ranked batsman, at the second position in the list led by Indian captain Virat Kohli.
Neil Wagner took nine wickets in the match while Ross Taylor smashed a double century as New Zeland beat Bangladesh by an innings and 12 runs to take a 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
Through Taylor's partnerships of 172 with Williamson, who struggled with a shoulder injury, and 216 with Henry Nichols, who made his fifth Test century, the hosts were able to declare at 432-6.
Sabbir Rahman's valiant maiden ton went in vain as New Zealand demolished Bangladesh by 88 runs with the help of Southee's six-for.
By crossing the 8K mark, the right-handed batsman also became the fourth fastest to reach the milestone after Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers and former India captain Sourav Ganguly.
The Indian skipper dropped four places to be jointly 19th with Zimbabwe's Hamilton Masakadza.
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