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Friday, August 15, 2025
Volume 16 . Issue 72
Black Caps are gearing up for another gruelling tour of India, seemingly undeterred by a less than impressive history of not being able to win a single series of one-dayers internationals against the cricketing giant of sub-continent in their own backyard.
The tour of the Indian subcontinent is always considered a challenge in the cricketing world, often a formidable frontier, conquered only by the teams gifted with several great players and playing at their very best as a team at the given period of time.
Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting led Australian cricket team which is considered by many as one of the all-time great teams was one such team which had conquered the frontier of India tour.
Would Kane Williamson led New Zealand team would be one such team that can deliver a stellar performance in India, only time will tell.
Right now history is telling us that New Zealand has not been able to successfully win a series of one-day internationals.
To be fair to our Black Caps, they have always been able to shine in the subcontinent, though in patches, but are fondly known in the subcontinent as a team that plays passionate cricket and never easily gives up.
Even, in last year’s one-day series when Black Caps eventually squandered what could easily be their best chance to create the history of winning a series in India, they were evenly poised at 2-2 draw before the final game in Vishakapatnam.
In the final game of that series, Black Caps lost decisively by a whopping 190 runs margin.
However, the reputation of Black Caps as the team with most wide smiles on their faces, but deceptively fiercely competitive on the field, is well intact.
New Zealand is all set to fly to the subcontinent for a six-match one-day international series soon.
The team will play in two warm-up matches in Mumbai, which will hopefully acclimatise the team to the conditions in the subcontinent and prepare them for what could be described as a gruelling and entertaining series ahead.
Black Caps are gearing up for another gruelling tour of India, seemingly undeterred by a less than impressive history of not being able to win a single series of one-dayers internationals against the cricketing giant of sub-continent in their own backyard.
The tour of the Indian subcontinent is...
Black Caps are gearing up for another gruelling tour of India, seemingly undeterred by a less than impressive history of not being able to win a single series of one-dayers internationals against the cricketing giant of sub-continent in their own backyard.
The tour of the Indian subcontinent is always considered a challenge in the cricketing world, often a formidable frontier, conquered only by the teams gifted with several great players and playing at their very best as a team at the given period of time.
Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting led Australian cricket team which is considered by many as one of the all-time great teams was one such team which had conquered the frontier of India tour.
Would Kane Williamson led New Zealand team would be one such team that can deliver a stellar performance in India, only time will tell.
Right now history is telling us that New Zealand has not been able to successfully win a series of one-day internationals.
To be fair to our Black Caps, they have always been able to shine in the subcontinent, though in patches, but are fondly known in the subcontinent as a team that plays passionate cricket and never easily gives up.
Even, in last year’s one-day series when Black Caps eventually squandered what could easily be their best chance to create the history of winning a series in India, they were evenly poised at 2-2 draw before the final game in Vishakapatnam.
In the final game of that series, Black Caps lost decisively by a whopping 190 runs margin.
However, the reputation of Black Caps as the team with most wide smiles on their faces, but deceptively fiercely competitive on the field, is well intact.
New Zealand is all set to fly to the subcontinent for a six-match one-day international series soon.
The team will play in two warm-up matches in Mumbai, which will hopefully acclimatise the team to the conditions in the subcontinent and prepare them for what could be described as a gruelling and entertaining series ahead.
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