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The outing at the Kennigton Oval will go beyond experimenting with their highly skilled bowling attack, and quite a bit of focus will be on K L Rahul and Vijay Shankar, contenders for the number four slot. (Photo: PTI)

ICC World Cup: India look to sort no 4 position when they face NZ in pre-WC match

Kohli's men will start the tournament among the favourites alongside England and Australia.

24 May 2019 12:49 PM

Gary Stead modified the all-out attack with the bat that propelled New Zealand to their maiden World Cup final four years ago for this year’s tournament after a successor to Brendon McCullum failed to emerge. (Photo: AFP)

New Zealand drop plan to unleash all-out attack

Brendon McCullum inspired England’s transformation in the wake of their embarrassingly early exit from 2015 World Cup.

24 May 2019 11:29 AM

Ross Taylor has scored 2,892 ODI runs over those four years, placing him sixth in the list of most prolific batsmen headed by India captain Virat Kohli (4,306). (Photo: New Zealand Ross twitter)

Ross Taylor to outshine Kane Williamson in this year's World Cup

Taylor's average of 68.85 compares unfavourably with only Kohli’s 78.29.

24 May 2019 10:15 AM

The 35-year-old highlighted the importance of warm-up matches before the World Cup and he even praised the format of this year's World Cup, saying it will be more exciting playing the tournament in this format. (Photo: AFP)

'You've got to be prepared for anything': Ross Taylor

The player also cited the Champions Trophy 2017 saying that it is the mindset that actually matters in the big tournaments.

21 May 2019 2:37 PM

Guptill was the architect behind New Zealand's best-ever World Cup campaign in 2015, guiding the team to its maiden tournament final. (Photo: PTI)

'England wickets are good for batting', says Martin Guptill

The 32-year-old has scored 652 runs in 14 games in England; including 189 not out off 155 balls against England.

15 May 2019 3:12 PM

Talking about the teams to watch out for in the tournament, Gambhir picked Australia, England and New Zealand along with India. (Photo: AP)

'India's World Cup squad lacks one quality pacer', says Gambhir Gambhir

Two-time winners India begin their campaign with a big-ticket match against South Africa on June 5 in Southampton.

15 May 2019 3:05 PM

BlackCaps coach Gary Stead said Fulton was the stand-out applicant for the role. (Photo: AP)

Peter Fulton to replace Craig McMillan as New Zealand's batting coach

The 40-year-old will replace Craig McMillan, who is stepping down after almost five years in the job.

15 May 2019 12:06 PM

The 26-year-old, who is uncapped and not part of New Zealand's World Cup squad, followed up his classy 130 against the Aussies on Wednesday. (Photo: AFP)

New Zealand's Will Young hits second straight ton against Australia

The three-match series is tied 1-1, with Australia aiming for a confidence-boosting win before heading to England to defend their WC title.

10 May 2019 2:06 PM

The Kiwis, time and again, have proved that they’ve in them to show they can progress all the way through the tournament. (Photo: Kane Williamson/ Instagram)

ICC 2019 World Cup: New Zealand squad and player analysis

The black caps were the runners-up of the 2015 World Cup edition.

06 May 2019 7:23 PM

Tom Blundell led a fightback and top scored with 77 before they were all out after 46.1 overs. Cummins ended with 3-36 off eight overs as Australia warm up for the defence of their World Cup title in England. Nathan Coulter-Nile and Jason Behrendorff also took three apiece. (Photo: PTI)

Mighty Australia crushes a weak Kiwi side as Smith, Warner return to side

A weakened New Zealand, missing Kane Williamson, Martin Guptill and Trent Boult, were on the ropes after their horror start.

06 May 2019 1:21 PM

Neesham said the key to his comeback was to take the focus away from results. (Photo: AP)

'I actually called Heath Mills and told him I was going to retire': Neesham

Battling inconsistent form and injuries, Neesham said he dialled NZ Players Association CEO Heath Mills to express his desire to quit.

05 Apr 2019 4:34 PM

Seifert had injured his finger last month during a domestic game but was expected to be fit for the World Cup. (Photo: ANI)

‘I’m gutted to not make it to the World Cup Squad’: Tim Seifert

The 24-year-old seemed set to be the back-up gloveman to Tom Latham but was piped by Tom Blundell.

04 Apr 2019 4:56 PM

New Zealand opens their World Cup campaign against Sri Lanka on June 1. (Photo: AP)

'Bowling aggressively will help to bundle out teams quickly': Gary Stead

New Zealand lost the finals against Australia in the 2015 World Cup.

04 Apr 2019 4:05 PM

The 28-year-old Blundell has played just two tests, making a century on debut, and three Twenty20 internationals for New Zealand, but will serve as a backup to Tom Latham for the May 30-July 14 tournament in England and Wales. (Photo: AFP)

New Zealand decides to include Tom Blundell as last minute surprise selection for WC

Blundell’s last appearance for New Zealand was in a Twenty20 international against Australia in Sydney in early 2018.

03 Apr 2019 3:39 PM

Trent Boult, Matt Henry and speedster Lockie Ferguson round off the pace-bowlers with Mitchell Santner and Ish Sodhi selected as the spinners. (Photo: AFP)

New Zealand announces World Cup squad, Ross Taylor to make 4th WC appearance

For skipper Kane Williamson, Tim Southee and Martin Guptill it will be their third appearance.

03 Apr 2019 3:35 PM

Wagner is now the top-ranked bowler from his country but Boult has also gained one slot to reach the seventh position after taking seven wickets in the victory in Wellington. (Photo: File)

Wagner registers 1st-time ever 5th rank in ICC Test rankings

The Kiwi bowler took 9 wickets in the second Test at Wellington, contributing to his team's win over Bangladesh by an innings and 12 runs.

13 Mar 2019 3:18 PM

Boult's late burst gave him figures of three for 38. (Photo: AFP)

New Zealand vs Bangladesh 2nd Test: Wagner, Boult destroys Bangladesh

After being put in to bat Bangladesh went to lunch at 127 for three, Bangladesh lost their last seven wickets for 84 runs.

10 Mar 2019 1:45 PM

With the game slipping away from India, Dinish Karthik pounded the boundaries with 33 off 16 deliveries while Krunal Pandya made 26 off 13. (Photo: AFP)

New Zealand survive tight close to claim India T20 series 2-1

The morale-boosting victory for New Zealand came after being whipped 4-1 by India in the earlier ODI series.

10 Feb 2019 4:39 PM

Captain Rohit Sharma dashed a half-century from 28 balls and Rishabh Pant made an unbeaten 40 as India beat New Zealand by seven wickets in the second Twenty20 to level the three-match series at 1-1 on Friday. (Photo: AFP)

India beat New Zealand by 7 wickets in 2nd T20 to level series 1-1

Krunal Pandya and Bhuvneshwar Kumar dismantled the New Zealand top order, reducing the home side to 50-4 after 7.5 overs.

08 Feb 2019 4:14 PM

New Zealand bowlers kept the pressure on Indian batsmen, especially the two spinners -- left-arm orthodox Mitchell Santner (2/24 in 4 overs) and leg-spinner Ish Sodhi (2/26 in 3 overs). (Photo: AFP)

Seifert, Southee star as New Zealand crush India in 1st T20

Seifert's knock had seven fours and half a dozen sixes, setting the tone for a big total.

06 Feb 2019 4:28 PM

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