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New Zealand captain Kane Williamson said his side’s experience of playing in front of partisan crowds would serve them well when they face hosts India in a blockbuster World Cup semi-final.A capacity crowd of over 33,000 is expected at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium – the home ground of India captain ...

Even in the match against Bangladesh, his first outing of the tournament, Kane had to retire hurt after being struck on the thumb while running between the wickets in the 38th over, as New Zealand beat Bangladesh by eight wickets in Chennai. Head coach Gary Stead said he was ...

Black is an inescapable colour in Chennai. It is the colour that revolutionised its biggest-ever political movement which continues till date. It is a colour that means dominance in these parts. In the not-so-distant past, there was even a period when one could be denied entry at the MA ...

Kane Williamson and Tim Southee will miss a six-match tour of India as New Zealand juggle their resources to cope with a condensed start to the year.Coach Gary Stead will also sit out the January tour, with his assistant Luke Ronchi to take charge of a squad to contest ...

A crestfallen New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson said losing the T20 World Cup semifinal was a “tough pill to swallow” but admitted that his team was not disciplined enough to challenge a far-superior Pakistan. New Zealand, last edition’s runners-up, were outclassed in the semifinal by Pakistan, who dished out ...

Kolkata : Tottenham Hotspur captain, Harry Kane spoke on his favourite IPL team and his thoughts on RCB’s performance compared to last year and he believes the team can do wonders this season.While speaking exclusively with Star Sports about his favourite IPL team, Harry Kane said, “So my team ...

England Test skipper Joe Root's individual brilliance with the bat has seen him being nominated for the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for the ICC Player of the Year 2021, along with young Pakistan pace bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi, their wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan and New Zealand captain Kane Williamson.His side ...

New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson on Saturday said the team has “exciting talents” as they bid for a first T20 World Cup title after losing Devon Conway to freak injury.Tim Seifert is set to take over the wicketkeeping duties in Sunday’s final against Australia in Dubai.Conway, who broke his ...

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson called his country’s pull-out of the Pakistan tour last month “unfortunate”, confirming that it was beyond the players’ control. After the T20 World Cup fixture between New Zealand and Pakistan in Sharjah on Tuesday, the tour withdrawal questions came to Williamson thick and fast ...

The 31-year-old right-handed batsman, who is leading Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021, added that the decision to pull out was not players' alone and rested with the government."You want to be playing the game in all countries. It is an international game and there is ...