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Friday, August 15, 2025
Volume 16 . Issue 72
The last time the Indian cricket team toured NZ replete with their best batting line up, match winners and the bowling unit as strong as it has ever been they dominated both the tests and ODIs winning the former 1-0 and the latter by 3-1.
Gambhir, Zaheer, Harbhajan, Yuvraj were all part of the team and on top of their game, now only Zaheer remains and has a point to prove.
Team India blooded young with a fresh pace battery including debutant Ishwar Pandey is heavily relying on captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Virat Kohli to pull them through, very much like the 90s when M. Azharhudin and Sachin Tendulkar were the core around whom the team was built. The young team looks shaky and not as reliable as the World Cup winning champions of 2011, and are only about getting their bearings right on the field.
However captain Dhoni believes otherwise, "As of now, both our [ODI and Test] squads look quite settled, which is a good thing because it's very important to back individuals”, Dhoni said in the press conference here in New Zealand. This will be a chance to make an impression as the World Cup 2015 is going to be played right here down under.
Indian squad:
ODIs
MS Dhoni (capt), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra, Ishwar Pandey, Stuart Binny, Varun Aaron
TESTS
MS Dhoni (capt), Shikhar Dhawan, M Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, Zaheer Khan, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Ambati Rayudu, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, R Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Wriddhiman Saha, Ishwar Pandey
Fixtures:
Sun Jan 19 (ODI) 14:00 NZDT 1st ODI - New Zealand v India, McLean Park, Napier
Wed Jan 22 (ODI) 14:00 NZDT 2nd ODI - New Zealand v India, Seddon Park, Hamilton
Sat Jan 25 (50 ovs) 14:00 NZDT 3rd ODI - New Zealand v India, Eden Park, Auckland
Tue Jan 28 (50 ovs) 14:00 NZDT 4th ODI - New Zealand v India, Seddon Park, Hamilton
Fri Jan 31 (50 ovs) 14:00 NZDT 5th ODI - New Zealand v India, Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Sun Feb 2 - Mon Feb 3 10:30 NZDT Invitation X1 v Indians, Cobham Oval (New), Whangarei
Thu Feb 6 - Mon Feb 10 11:00 NZDT 1st Test - New Zealand v India, Eden Park, Auckland
Fri Feb 14 - Tue Feb 18 11:00 NZDT 2nd Test - New Zealand v India, Basin Reserve, Wellington
The last time the Indian cricket team toured NZ replete with their best batting line up, match winners and the bowling unit as strong as it has ever been they dominated both the tests and ODIs winning the former 1-0 and the latter by 3-1. Gambhir, Zaheer, Harbhajan, Yuvraj were all part of the...
The last time the Indian cricket team toured NZ replete with their best batting line up, match winners and the bowling unit as strong as it has ever been they dominated both the tests and ODIs winning the former 1-0 and the latter by 3-1.
Gambhir, Zaheer, Harbhajan, Yuvraj were all part of the team and on top of their game, now only Zaheer remains and has a point to prove.
Team India blooded young with a fresh pace battery including debutant Ishwar Pandey is heavily relying on captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Virat Kohli to pull them through, very much like the 90s when M. Azharhudin and Sachin Tendulkar were the core around whom the team was built. The young team looks shaky and not as reliable as the World Cup winning champions of 2011, and are only about getting their bearings right on the field.
However captain Dhoni believes otherwise, "As of now, both our [ODI and Test] squads look quite settled, which is a good thing because it's very important to back individuals”, Dhoni said in the press conference here in New Zealand. This will be a chance to make an impression as the World Cup 2015 is going to be played right here down under.
Indian squad:
ODIs
MS Dhoni (capt), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra, Ishwar Pandey, Stuart Binny, Varun Aaron
TESTS
MS Dhoni (capt), Shikhar Dhawan, M Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, Zaheer Khan, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Ambati Rayudu, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, R Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Wriddhiman Saha, Ishwar Pandey
Fixtures:
Sun Jan 19 (ODI) 14:00 NZDT 1st ODI - New Zealand v India, McLean Park, Napier
Wed Jan 22 (ODI) 14:00 NZDT 2nd ODI - New Zealand v India, Seddon Park, Hamilton
Sat Jan 25 (50 ovs) 14:00 NZDT 3rd ODI - New Zealand v India, Eden Park, Auckland
Tue Jan 28 (50 ovs) 14:00 NZDT 4th ODI - New Zealand v India, Seddon Park, Hamilton
Fri Jan 31 (50 ovs) 14:00 NZDT 5th ODI - New Zealand v India, Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Sun Feb 2 - Mon Feb 3 10:30 NZDT Invitation X1 v Indians, Cobham Oval (New), Whangarei
Thu Feb 6 - Mon Feb 10 11:00 NZDT 1st Test - New Zealand v India, Eden Park, Auckland
Fri Feb 14 - Tue Feb 18 11:00 NZDT 2nd Test - New Zealand v India, Basin Reserve, Wellington
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