DTVHINDI‘I don’t want them to select me if I play as a keeper’, Glenn Phillips’ blunt reply to New Zealand Cricket Board
Glenn Phillips is one of the best fielders in the world Glenn Phillips. (Photo Source: Twitter) New Zealand cricket team’s star batsman Glenn Phillips has recently talked about his transformation and explained how he has transformed from a wicketkeeper to one of the best fielders in the world. So, the 27-year-old player has given a big statement about this and said that he does not like wicketkeeping at all and when he suffered a back injury, he started speaking more openly about this. Also, Phillips has clearly told the New Zealand Cricket Board that if they want to select him in the team as a wicketkeeper, then they should not select him. It is worth noting that since his debut in 2017, Phillips has been selected in the team as an all-rounder only once, while every time he gets a place in the Kiwi team as a wicketkeeper. Glenn Phillips made a big statement Let us tell you that in a recent interview with Wisden, Glenn Phillips said- I did not like wicketkeeping for a long time before the back injury, but after this injury I got an excuse not to do it. It started with telling New Zealand Cricket that I do not want them to select me if I play as a wicketkeeper. Phillips further said- I got into the career boat with my skills and thankfully it worked out for me. I hate doing something with passion, but I will do the work that I enjoy. On the other hand, this change has been seen in Phillips’ game as well. As a wicketkeeper, his average in T20 format is 18.4 and strike rate is 117.94. Whereas when he plays with the team as an all-rounder, his average is 34.28 and strike rate is 143.67.
Afghanistan will host the only Test against New Zealand in Noida
This test match is starting from 9th September. Afghanistan Cricket Team (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Afghanistan will host its only Test match against New Zealand this year in Noida. This was confirmed by the Afghanistan Cricket Board today i.e. on 27th July. Let us tell you, this is the first Test match between these two teams. Talking about Afghanistan, they have played 9 Test matches so far. The team played its first match in 2018. Afghanistan has won three out of 9 Test matches. They have won Test matches against Ireland, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe. Before the Test match, the New Zealand team will arrive in Noida on September 5 for a 3-day camp. This Test match is starting on September 9. Under an agreement with the Board of Control for Cricket in India, the Afghanistan Cricket Board has hosted matches in Noida before. Afghanistan Cricket Board President Mirwais Ashraf said, ‘We are very excited that for the first time in the history of cricket we are playing a Test match against the New Zealand team. All the players of our team are very excited and they are also eagerly waiting for this one-off Test. The performance of the New Zealand team has always been very good in all formats and we are confident that very soon we will also sign a limited over series agreement with New Zealand Cricket.’ Afghanistan’s performance in ICC T20 World Cup 2024 was quite good Let us tell you, the performance of the Afghanistan team was good in the recently concluded ICC T20 World Cup 2024 and they secured their place in the semi-finals of this important tournament. Afghanistan also defeated Australia in this important tournament. However, they had to face defeat against South Africa in the semi-finals. All cricket fans praised the performance of the Afghanistan team. Now it remains to be seen how the performance of the Afghanistan team will be against New Zealand in the upcoming only Test match? 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Which teams changed their captains before the start of IPL 2024
New Zealand cricket is going in a slightly different direction at the moment: Tom Latham disappointed with experienced players pulling out of central contracts
Tom Latham said that whenever the experienced players return to the team, it will be really great to watch them play but apart from that, the central contract of the players is a matter of concern at the moment. Tom Latham. (Photo by JEREMY NG/AFP via Getty Images) New Zealand’s performance in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 was very poor and the team could not secure its place in the semi-finals. After being out of this important tournament, veteran player Kane Williamson resigned from the post of captaincy and also withdrew from the central contract. Kane Williamson wants to participate in as much franchise cricket as possible but at the same time he has also said that whenever the New Zealand team needs him, he will be seen playing for his country. Not only Kane Williamson but New Zealand’s Trent Boult, Adam Milne and Lockie Ferguson have also removed their names from the central contract. Tom Latham, who may be seen captaining New Zealand in ODIs, gave his opinion on the recent trend. Tom Latham said that cricket is going in a different route for New Zealand at this time. He said that whenever experienced players return to the team, it will be really great to see them playing, but apart from that, the central contract of the players is a matter of concern at this time. According to ESPNcricinfo, Tom Latham said, ‘It seems to me that the direction New Zealand cricket is heading to right now is a slightly different place. Franchise leagues are coming up rapidly and this is affecting New Zealand cricket a lot. Everyone is in different boats and it seems very difficult to understand their future at this time.’ Tom Latham put forward his side regarding the captaincy of the New Zealand team Tom Latham further said, ‘We have a lot of cricket to play this summer and the Champions Trophy will also be held and I am eagerly waiting for it. It will be great whenever the old players return to the team but at the moment things are not going well regarding their future. If I am given the captaincy, I will feel honoured. Getting the captaincy of the New Zealand team will be a big thing for me. For me the team comes first. If I get this opportunity, I will feel very happy. 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Which teams changed their captains before the start of IPL 2024
Match tied, super over tied, ICC changed the rule, on this day in 2019 World Cup, England became champion by defeating New Zealand
England defeated New Zealand in the final of the 2019 ODI World Cup. ODI World Cup 2019 (Photo Source: Getty Images) Hardly anyone would have forgotten the final of the 2019 ODI World Cup. Although there have been many controversial matches in the history of cricket till date, but the final match of the ODI World Cup 2023 was the only match that forced the ICC to change its rules. The final of the 2023 World Cup was played between England and New Zealand, where hosts England defeated the Kiwis by 0 runs. Now the first question that must have come to your mind is how can a team win or lose by 0 runs? So for your information, all this happened because of the controversial rule of ICC. After this tournament, ICC had to change this rule. Let us tell you what happened in that match. This was the situation of 2019 ODI World Cup In fact, in that match, New Zealand batted first and scored 241 runs in the stipulated 50 overs. Henry Nicholls was the only Kiwi batsman who managed to cross the 50-run mark, he scored 55 runs in 77 balls. England, who came out to chase this score, at one point lost 4 wickets for 86 runs in the form of Jason Roy, Joe Root, Johnny Bairstow and Eoin Morgan. After this, Ben Stokes and Jos Butler made a 110-run partnership for the 5th wicket and brought England back into the match. In the 45th over, Lockie Ferguson brought New Zealand back into the match by dismissing Butler on a personal score of 59. In the last over, England needed 15 runs to win and had two wickets in hand. Trent Bolt did not give any runs on the first two balls of the last over, so the pressure was increasing on England. Stokes kept his team alive in the match by hitting a six towards mid-wicket on the third ball. On the fourth ball, something happened which no one could believe. Stokes tried to take two runs by playing a shot towards deep mid-wicket, Martin Guptill who was present there tried to make a direct throw which hit Stokes’ bat and went straight across the boundary. The umpire gave a total of 6 runs on this ball (2 runs by running and 4 boundaries). There again the match seemed to be going in England’s favour. However, New Zealand still did not give up. Bolt bowled a wide yorker on the fifth ball on which Stokes wanted to take two runs, but Adil Rashid standing at the non-striker’s end got out. The situation on the last ball was such that England needed 2 runs to win and New Zealand was one wicket away from victory. A similar scene was seen on the last ball as well. Stokes wanted to take two runs by playing lightly, but Mark Wood, who came at the non-striker’s end, could not reach the crease in time and the match was tied and went into the over. England became champion…
5 teams that have lost the most matches in T20 cricket, at number 2 is the 2-time T20 World Cup champion
Let us know about these teams Zimbabwe cricket team (Image Credit- Twitter X) Most Defeats in T20 Cricket: Everyone likes to watch the shortest format of cricket, because in this format not only do cricketers enjoy hitting fours and sixes, but the spectators are also seen enjoying this game a lot. Recently, the T20 World Cup of this short format of cricket has ended, which ended with the victory of the Indian team. In T20 cricket, it takes only a few balls to change the game. Due to this, sometimes some teams lose matches which they are winning and some teams win matches which they are losing. On the other hand, today in this article we are going to give you information about five such teams which have suffered the most defeats in T20 International cricket. So let’s start: 5. New Zealand (NZ) The New Zealand cricket team comes at number five in terms of most defeats in T20 cricket. Let us tell you that the Kiwi team has played a total of 220 matches in the shortest format of the game, out of which it has faced defeat in 92 matches. 4. Zimbabwe (ZIM) Zimbabwe cricket team comes at number five in terms of most defeats in T20 cricket. Let us tell you that Zimbabwe has played a total of 148 matches in the shortest format of the game, out of which it has faced defeat 97 times. 3. Sri Lanka (SL) So, there are two teams from Asia in this list, one of which is Sri Lanka. Let us tell you that the 2014 T20 World Cup champion team has played a total of 192 T20 matches. So, during this period, the Sri Lankan team has faced defeat in 100 matches. 2. West Indies (WI) Two-time T20 World Cup champion West Indies cricket team comes second in terms of most defeats in the game’s most format. The 2012 and 2016 champion team has played a total of 202 T20 matches, out of which it has faced defeat in 101 matches. 1. Bangladesh (BAN) So, in our list, Bangladesh cricket team is at number one in terms of maximum defeats. Let us tell you that Bangladesh has played a total of 176 matches in T20 cricket, out of which it has faced defeat in 104 matches. Note: Figures (as of 11 July 2024)
These players including Rachin Ravindra got a place in New Zealand’s central contract, Kane Williamson was not seen
A total of 20 Kiwi players have got central contracts. Rachin Ravindra (Pic Source-Twitter) Young all-rounder Rachin Ravindra, who performed brilliantly for the New Zealand cricket team last season, has managed to get his first central contract with New Zealand Cricket. It is worth noting that recently the New Zealand Cricket Board (NZC) has released the list of 20 players who have received this central contract. Apart from Rachin, this list includes 4 more players, whose names have surprised everyone. Also, let us tell you that the name of former captain Kane Williamson is not seen in this contract. The four other players who have got a place in this list include fast bowler Ben Seers from Wellington, Will O’Rourke from Cantonberry and Jacob Duffy from Otago. Also, let us tell you that Rachin Ravindra getting this contract was definitely included because he has performed brilliantly for the Kiwi team in the last one year. He was the fourth highest run-scorer in the World Cup 2023 tournament, Ravindra scored 578 runs in the tournament. Apart from this, he was also successful in winning the ICC Emerging Player of the Year award in January 2023. Also, a few months later, Rachin Ravindra became the youngest Kiwi player to win the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal at the ANZ New Zealand Cricket Awards. And now, after getting the central contract of the New Zealand cricket team, the burden of proving himself will once again be on his shoulders. These 20 players got central contract of New Zealand Cricket Finn Allen, Tom Blundell, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Mac Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Will O’Rourke, Ejaz Patel, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ben Sears, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Will Young.
ENG-W vs NZ-W: England beat New Zealand by 5 wickets in the third ODI, Lauren Bell took five wickets
England has whitewashed New Zealand in the ODI series. Lauren Bell (Image Credit- Twitter X) The New Zealand women’s cricket team is currently on a tour of England, where a three-match ODI series was going on between the two teams. Let us tell you that the third and last match of this ODI series was played on 3 July between England Women and New Zealand Women at County Ground Bristol. So, England won this rain-interrupted match by 5 wickets. Also, after this victory, England white-washed New Zealand in the three-match ODI series. Fast bowler Lauren Bell played an important role in helping England win this match, who took five wickets in the third ODI. Lauren Bell took five wickets If we give you information about the third ODI match, then the host team England won the toss and asked New Zealand to bat first. New Zealand’s women’s cricket team scored 211 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in 42 overs. For the team, opener Suzie Bates scored 24 runs and Amelia Kerr scored a brilliant half-century of 57 runs. Apart from this, captain Sophie Devine scored 43 and Brooke Halliday scored 31 runs. Also, if we talk about England’s bowling, Lauren Bell took five wickets giving 37 runs in 9 overs, while Kate Cross got 2 wickets. After this, when England came out to chase the target of 212 runs given by New Zealand, they achieved this target by losing five wickets in 38.4 overs. For the English team, Nat Seward Brunt played a match-winning innings of 76* runs, while wicketkeeper Amy Jones scored 50 runs. Apart from this, Alice Capsey also remained unbeaten by scoring 35* runs. Talking about New Zealand’s bowling, Hannah Rowe got 2 wickets and Molly Penfolt, Amelia Kerr and Brooke Halliday got 1-1 wickets.
NZ Central Contract: Why are Kane Williamson, Trent Boult and other great players leaving playing for the country?
NZ Central Contract: New Zealand team could not qualify for Super-8 in T20 World Cup 2024. After this New Zealand captain Kane Williamson rejected the annual contract (Central Contract) proposed by the New Zealand Cricket Board. Kane has also given up the captaincy of New Zealand’s ODI and T20 team. Both decisions will have a huge impact on the New Zealand team in the future. It was under Kane’s leadership that New Zealand won the World Test Championship title. It was under Kane’s leadership that the New Zealand team reached the final of the 2019 ODI World Cup. Along with Kane, fast bowler Lockie Ferguson has also turned down the national contract. A year ago, New Zealand fast bowler Trent Boult, all-rounder Jamie Neesham and Colin de Grandhomme also decided to opt out of the annual contract. But why is this happening, players are hesitant to play for the country, let’s find out? What is in the Central Contract of New Zealand Cricket Board? New Zealand male cricketers get Rs 5 lakh per Test, Rs 2 lakh for ODIs and Rs 1.20 lakh for playing T20s. The salary of New Zealand players is less than that of Indian players. A big player like Kane Williamson gets a salary of Rs 2.5 crore every year after being signed. This does not include the fees received from T20 leagues. NZ Central Contract Rules & Conditions: If a contract is entered into, what are the terms and conditions? The New Zealand Cricket Board signs annual contracts with some players every year. Contracted players get a payment. Only contracted players are given priority for national team selection. Contracted players must be ready to play Tests, ODIs and T20s for New Zealand. Barring injury or personal difficulty, it is the contracted player’s responsibility to drop everything and be available to play whenever called upon by the New Zealand team. However, once signed, they do not have the option of not playing. Why are the players rejecting the New Zealand Board’s Central Contract? It is mandatory to play for New Zealand for one year after signing the contract. T20 leagues have started all over the world on the lines of IPL. Playing in this league brings good earnings. But playing in this league takes time. However, due to the national team’s tours and matches, players cannot voluntarily participate in the league. New Zealand players are turning down national contracts because they feel it is better to play in a T20 league for a month than commit for a year. After giving a certain month of availability to the league, they can devote the rest of the time to their family. Due to the money required to run the household, facilities and limited playing time, the number of players not accepting annual contracts is increasing. Is it because of family time? If you accept the national contract given by the New Zealand Cricket Board, you have to continue playing for New Zealand for one year. Therefore, players are not able to give enough time to family…
Kane Williamson resigns, an era ends…! No player from FAB 4 is a captain now
An era has come to an end after Kane Williamson’s decision to step down from captaincy. None of the four Fab-4 players are captains now. Kane Williamson, Steve Smith, Virat Kohli and Joe Root (Photo Source: X/Twitter) The 9th edition of the T20 World Cup is currently being played under the joint hosting of West Indies and USA. The first round of the tournament is over. The Super-8 round is starting today (19 June), after which the semi-finals will be played on 27 June and the final on 29 June. For the first time in the history of the T20 World Cup, the New Zealand team has been eliminated from the tournament after the group stage round. With this, the team’s dream of winning the World Cup has been shattered once again. Meanwhile, Kane Williamson has announced to leave the captaincy of white ball cricket. He has also rejected the central contract offered by the board. The entire cricket world is surprised by this decision of Kane Williamson. An era has come to an end today after this decision of Kane Williamson. None of the four players of Fab-4 is a captain now. The Fab-4 players include Steve Smith, Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson and Joe Root. These four players have waved their flag in every format while representing their respective countries. Kane Williamson became the all-format captain of New Zealand in 2016 After the retirement of Brendon McCullum, Kane Williamson was appointed captain of all three formats of New Zealand in March 2016. Under the captaincy of Williamson, the team won its first ICC title in 2021 by defeating India in the World Test Championship. After which Kane Williamson left the captaincy of the Test format in December 2022 and has also left the captaincy of white ball cricket after the team was out of the T20 World Cup 2024. Steve Smith became Australia’s all-format captain in 2015 after Michael Clarke. But then he had to step down from the captaincy after the ball-tampering scandal in 2018. England player Joe Root became the full-time Test format captain in 2017. But then he resigned in 2022 due to England’s poor performance. Virat Kohli has captained India in all formats from 2014 to 2022. Kohli had announced to leave the captaincy of the T20 format after the T20 World Cup 2021. The board did not want two different captains in T20 and ODI formats. Due to which Kohli was removed from the ODI captaincy in December 2021 and Rohit Sharma was appointed captain. Virat Kohli then also left the captaincy of the Test format in January 2022. Take a look at the captaincy records of FAB-4- Player Tenure Match Victory Garland Tie Draw Win/Lose Ratio Winning Percentage Losing percentage Virat Kohli 2013-2022 213 135 60 3 11 2.25 63.38 28.16 Kane Williamson 2012-2024 206 107 84 2 8 1.27 51.94 40.77 Joe Root 2017-2022 64 27 26 0 11 1.03 42.18 40.62 steve smith 2014-2024 104 55 39 0 7 1.41 52.88 37.5
Lockie Ferguson created history against PNG, completed his bowling spell without giving any runs
Lockie Ferguson took three wickets in four overs without giving any runs. Lockie Ferguson (Pic Source-X) At present, the great match of ICC T20 World Cup 2024 is being played between New Zealand and Papua New Guinea at Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad. In this match, New Zealand won the toss and decided to bowl first. His decision has proved to be quite correct so far and Papua New Guinea was able to score only 78 runs in 19.4 overs in this match. In this match, New Zealand’s best fast bowler Lockie Ferguson broke the record by bowling brilliantly. Let us tell you, Lockie Ferguson took three wickets in four overs without giving any runs. He did not give a single run in all four overs. His bowling spell was 4-4-0-3. This means that Lockie Ferguson bowled four overs in this match and all four were maidens. Lockie Ferguson took the wickets of Papua New Guinea captain Assad Vala, Chad Soper and Charles Amini. Earlier, no player has made this record in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. Talking about the match, Charles Amini scored the highest 17 runs for Papua New Guinea. Apart from him, Norman Vanua scored 12 runs in 13 balls with the help of 1 four and 1 six. CC Bau scored 12 runs. Apart from these three batsmen, no other batsman from Papua New Guinea could cross the 10-run mark. Apart from Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult took 2 wickets for 14 runs in four overs for New Zealand while Tim Southee took two wickets for 11 runs in four overs. Ish Sodhi also took two wickets while Mitchell Santner took 1 wicket. New Zealand need 79 runs to win the match against Papua New Guinea If New Zealand wants to win the match against Papua New Guinea, they will have to score 79 runs in 20 overs which is a very easy target for the team. The performance of the New Zealand team was very poor in this tournament and they could not make it to the Super 8. However, the team would like to end its journey of this tournament with a win. The bowlers of the team have done their job well and now the batsmen will also have to bat well. Now it remains to be seen which team wins this match? 5 Australian players who scored half-century in their debut IPL match IPL 2024: These 11 foreign players took crores of rupees but flopped IPL 2024: 5 players who hit the most sixes in the 19th and 20th overs of IPL 5 fastest bowlers in IPL history Who are the head coaches of all 10 teams in IPL 2024? Which team has won the most matches against RCB in Chinnaswamy IPL 2024: 3 former RCB players who are wreaking havoc in SRH 4 players who have played more than 500 T20 matches MS Dhoni: Dhoni’s amazing record as CSK captain Which teams changed their captains before the start of IPL 2024
