Pete Wilkins looking to impart New Zealand tour wisdom with Connacht
Pete Wilkins takes his Connacht side to South Africa knowing his last tour will take some beating.
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Savea the 'energy-giver' ready to boost New Zealand's championship push
Ardie Savea is ready to slot straight into the All Blacks side following the birth of his third child but the make-up of the back row for Saturday's final Rugby Championship test against Australia at Eden Park remains up in the air.
New Zealand's Guptill to play at 7th T20 World Cup
Martin Guptill is set to play at a seventh Twenty20 World Cup after New Zealand on Tuesday kept the nucleus of the squad beaten in last year's final.
New Zealand's Finn Allen says not in fight to dislodge Martin Guptill
Martin Guptill's natural successor in New Zealand cricket but the young top order batsman says he is in no rush to dislodge his veteran team mate ahead of the T20 World Cup. Both were named in New Zealand's squad on Tuesday for the Oct. 16-Nov.
New Zealand's Allen says not in fight to dislodge Guptill
Power hitter Finn Allen might be Martin Guptill's natural successor in New Zealand cricket but the young top order batsman says he is in no rush to dislodge his veteran team mate ahead of the T20 World Cup.
SA20: Temba Bavuma And Dean Elgar Go Unsold In Auction
Rising star Tristan Stubbs was bought by Sunrisers Eastern Cape, who paid 9.2 million rand (USD 540,000) for the middle-order batter to play in the event next January and February. Sunrisers also paid the second-highest price of 6.9 million rand for batsman Rilee Rossouw. SA20 commissioner and former South Africa star Graeme Smith said the aim was to make the new league the second most popular in the world behind the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Watch: Sachin Tendulkar Treats Fans To His Trademark Backfoot Punch In Road Safety World Series
Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar is currently leading the India Legends in the ongoing Road Safety World Series. The match between India Legends and New Zealand Legends was abandoned due to rain on Monday at the Holkar Stadium in Indore but it was not before, the batting maestro treated the fans to some sublime shots. When Tendulkar played these shots, it did not look like that he retired in November 2013. The right-handed batter played some of his trademark shots like backfoot punch and scoop.
New Zealand tweak 2021 squad for T20 World Cup
Martin Guptill will play in his seventh T20 World Cup and Devon Conway will keep wickets in addition to his batting duties at the tournament, which starts for the Black Caps with a re-run of last year's final against Australia in Sydney on Oct. 22. Seamer Adam Milne, who was an injury replacement for Lockie Ferguson at last year's tournament in the United Arab Emirates, was retained in the absence of Kyle Jamieson, who has a back problem.