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WELLINGTON : Having lost Ross Taylor through retirement and regular skipper Kane Williamson through injury, New Zealand will have their task cut out for them when they meet South Africa in the opening match of the two-test series in Christchurch on Thursday.
New Zealand enter unfamiliar territory when the first Test against South Africa begins in Christchurch on Thursday, without batting greats Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson.
New Zealand enter unfamiliar territory when the first Test against South Africa begins in Christchurch on Thursday, without batting greats Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson. It has been 14 years since the hosts started a Test without either Taylor or Williamson -- their top two all-time Test run scorers respectively -- and they have the extra burden of trying to win a series against South Africa for the first time. Taylor retired last month and Williamson is injured, leaving the Black Caps without the pair's steadying influence against a dynamic Proteas pace attack.
New Zealand enter unfamiliar territory when the first Test against South Africa begins in Christchurch on Thursday, without batting greats Ross Taylor and Kane Williamson. It has been 14 years since the hosts started a Test without either Taylor or Williamson -- their top two all-time Test run scorers respectively -- and they have the extra burden of trying to win a series against South Africa for the first time. Taylor retired last month and Williamson is injured, leaving the Black Caps without the pair's steadying influence against a dynamic Proteas pace attack.
Ten Indian Premier League (IPL) teams went all out to secure foreign and home players in this weekend's auction to reset their squads for the 15th edition of the big-bucks Twenty20 tournament.
Cape Town - New Zealand's South African-born batting star Devon Conway has consulted his Black Caps teammate Neil Wagner about what it will be like to face the Proteas for the first time on Thursday in the first Test at the Hagley Oval.
TOI does a SWOT analysis of the 10 franchises following the mega auction...MUMBAI INDIANSStrengths: Have retained most of the successful batsmen from past seasons. Skipper Rohit Sharma will open with Ishan Kishan while the middle order will have Suryakumar Yadav, Kieron Pollard & Tim David. Bumrah is the pace ace. Weaknesses: No Trent Boult, Quinton de Kock, Rahul Chahar or Pandya brothers, who were all instrumental in Mumbai winning the title in 2020 in the UAE. Opportunities: Pace attack will wear a menacing look in 2023 when Jofra Archer is available. Left-arm seamer Tymal Mills adds variety. Watch out for 'Baby AB' Dewald Brevis too! Threats: Lack of replacements in case of injury or poor form. Riley Meredith had a high economy rate of 9.94 for Punjab Kings last year. 'Mystery spinner' M Ashwin played just 3 games last year. Likely XI: Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Kieron Pollard, Tim David, Fabien Allen, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Markande, Jasprit Bumrah, Tymal Mills.
Chennai Super Kings once again focussed on retaining their core base of players as much as possible as they bought back Deepak Chahar, Dwayne Bravo, Ambati Rayudu and Robin Uthappa in the IPL Mega Auction 2022. A bidding war took place between CSK and Rajasthan Royals to grab Chahar with Chennai emerging successful in buying back Chahar for Rs 14 crore, making him the second most expensive buy of the auction.