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Cricket-NZ get chance for rapid revenge in home tests against England

(Reuters) - New Zealand will have a chance to exact rapid revenge for their 3-0 series loss in England when they host Brendon McCullum's side in two tests next February.

Chandrakant Pandit Reveals Why He Gave Madhya Pradesh Skipper Just Two Days Of Leave For Wedding

Madhya Pradesh defeated Mumbai in the final of Ranji Trophy 2021-22 on Sunday to claim their maiden title. The Chandrakant Pandit-coached side had one hand on the coveted trophy ever since it gained a 162-run lead against Mumbai in the first innings. Later, MP also completed the formality quite easily as they bundled out Mumbai for 269 runs in the second innings to eventually chase down the 108-run target with six wickets in hand on the last day of the final.

India vs England: Yuzvendra Chahal should be in the Test squad, says Graeme Swann

Former England off-spinner and forever Ashes hero Graeme Swann talks to TOI about all things spin ahead of the India-England Test in Birmingham...Is it fair to say that since you retired, England have not had a world-class off-spinner who can bowl menacingly in Tests?England have struggled with spinners since I finished. They've had some good bowlers, though. Moeen Ali is a vastly under-rated off-spinner. He could have taken more Test wickets. The main issue is the way spinners are captained and looked after in England. It is diabolical. A lot of captains in English cricket don't understand how a spinner works, how his mind needs to be during a game, how his field setting needs to be. I was lucky I had captains who let me take onus and control. Andrew Strauss was exceptional. He let me have my own fields and would come up with suggestions every now and again. I was quite a gregarious, confident character so that suited me. In the past, the English way was to always be very, very negative… as a captain, to not start with attacking fields, to force a spinner to just go one an over and then gradually bring in fielders if the pressure builds. I always thought it was the other way around: as a finger spinner, you should build the pressure immediately. Your first 10-15 balls to a batsman are your most dangerous, that is when the batsman hasn't read you.