Bangladesh’s chance to down NZ In the absence of the first-choice players, who are away at the IPL or PSL, New Zealand have arrived in Bangladesh with one of their most inexperienced sides. For the first ODI in Dhaka, the visitors will be without eight players who were in the New Zealand XI in the…
India’s Sanju Samson (AP Photo/Bikas Das) Sanju Samson has been crowned the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for March following his extraordinary performances during the knockout stages of the 2026 T20 World Cup. The honour marks the first time Samson has received the award, capping off a remarkable campaign that ended with India lifting…
Big picture: A series with plenty to take away At the press conference after the fourth T20I, Tim Robinson suggested a little bit of history might have been made. He was talking about himself and Katene Clarke, who had debuted that day. “I also think it might have been the first time two Māori players…
Big picture: Series on the line Three games in, including one at Eden Park and its short boundaries, and we’re yet to see a high-scoring match in this series but injuries – Tom Latham who was meant to lead them on Sunday was ruled out after taking a blow to his thumb* from Nqobani Mokoena…