Jeetan Patel

India faces New Zealand in the T20 World Cup final, aiming to defend their title and become three-time champions. Despite a previous loss to South Africa, India reached the final after a strong semi-final win. New Zealand, however, holds a perfect 3-0 record against India in T20 World Cups, seeking their maiden title.

Rachin Ravindra has emerged as New Zealand national cricket team’ leading wicket-taker in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 with 11 wickets. Once dropped by Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2024, the all-rounder has impressed with his spin bowling. Coaches say his impact is similar to Yuvraj Singh’s role in the 2011 World Cup.

England on Monday appointed former opener Marcus Trescothick as the new batting coach of the national team, besides roping in Jon Lewis and New Zealand's Jeetan Patel as bowling and spin bowling coaches on a permanent basis. Trescothick will take over from Jonathan Trott, who replaced South African Jacques Kallis in the ongoing tour. Kallis had played the role of a batting consultant for England in Sri Lanka.

England did not expect the third Test pitch in Motera to spin so early but despite that the outcome of the match could have been different had the visitors scored more than 200 in their first innings, new spin bowling coach Jeetan Patel said on Monday. "If we had scored 200 or 230 in the first innings, the game could have been different."

It was as if the stars aligned for Ben Stokes to bowl that magic ball to his opposite number Rohit Sharma on day two of the fifth Test, feels England assistant coach Jeetan Patel.

England spin bowling consultant Jeetan Patel on Monday played down the talk about the quality of the Chepauk pitch in the ongoing second Test against India, saying "everyone knows it's going to spin when you come to the sub-continent". They (India) are in a very strong position. there's no doubt about that, we'll have to work really hard to get some of that back," Patel said.

England off-spinner Moeen Ali is expected to be available for the third Ashes Test against Australia at Headingley, as his finger injury is healing well, as confirmed by bowling coach Jeetan Patel.

Kolkata Test: Patel last played a Test more than three-and-a-half ago and will fly to India to bolster New Zealand's squad following news that Mark Craig will play no further part in the ongoing series.

England's spin-bowling coach Jeetan Patel on Friday doffed his hat to young wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant for taking the game away with his aggressive batting display on the second day of the fourth Test here.

Former batsman Jonathan Trott has been appointed England's batting coach for the upcoming three-Test series against Pakistan, starting Wednesday.

Former England opening batsman Marcus Trescothick has been named batting coach of the senior men's team, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Monday. Trescothick, who played 76 Tests for England and helped them win the Ashes in 2005, will step down as assistant coach of Somerset to take up his new role.

Led by skipper Virat Kohli, the Indian Test squad sans opener Lokesh Rahul and coach Anil Kumble arrived along with the New Zealand team ahead of second Test starting on Friday.

England assistant coach Jeetan Patel on Friday admitted that it was a tough day in office for his bowlers against a set of Indian batters who are adept in putting the opposition consistently under the pump.

Four Indian-origin wrestlers including Sandeep Kumar are part of Australian national squad, Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs MS Gill informed Rajya Sabha.

Ajinkya Rahane scored 77 while Cheteshwar Pujara put on board 87, as India ended the first day at 239/7. The two batsmen men raised a crucial 141-run stand for the fourth wicket when India were struggling at 46/3.

Despite Jack Leach's injury, the left-arm spinner displayed remarkable discipline and control during his spells. Throughout the day, Leach bowled six spells, including two of four overs each. He maintained an impressive economy, conceding just 30 runs and delivering four maiden overs. Assistant coach Jeetan Patel expressed confidence in Leach's recovery, stating that he would be "back and raring to go." In the absence of the injured Leach, England's Joe Root and Tom Hartley stepped up to share the bowling load.

England's assistant coach, Jeetan Patel, lauded Shubman Gill's masterful 269, acknowledging India's imposing 587 total in the second Test. Patel admitted the toll of bowling 150 overs, citing 'tight minds and tight bodies' within the English team.

England have included former South Africa Test all-rounder Jacques Kallis as a batting consultant for their two-Test tour of Sri Lanka that starts on January 14, officials confirmed on Monday.

Following their loss in the first game of the five-match series last week, Ben Stokes's team endured a collapse, being dismissed for 325 all out on the third morning in London after a series of impulsive shots by their batters. Despite the home team's accurate bowling, Australia managed to reach 130/2 in their second innings, extending their lead to 221 runs.

According to England's spin-bowling coach Jeetan Patel, batter Ollie Pope is expected to continue participating in the second Ashes Test at Lord's despite re-injuring his shoulder during the third day's play on Friday.

Takeaways from Day 3 of the second Test between India and New Zealand at the Eden Gardens that saw India extend their lead to 339 runs.

Ajinkya Rahane, who added 365 runs with skipper Virat Kohli for the fourth wicket, is happy that he was able to play the short ball well even after struggling during the first session on the second day in Indore.

If the conditions suit their fast bowlers, the Black Caps could prove a nuisance to the top teams in the tournament.

Mark Gillespie mowed down the top order as New Zealand A thumped their Australian counterparts by 129 runs in the first match of the triangular series.

Teenage sensation Rehan Ahmed said taking five wickets on his Test debut was a "dream come true" after his heroics left England on the brink of victory in the third Test against Pakistan and a record clean sweep.

During the third and final Test between England and Sri Lanka at Kennington Oval, Chris Woakes had to bowl off-spin due to deteriorating light conditions. This occurred in the 7th over of Sri Lanka's first innings when umpires ruled out fast bowling. England, already ahead 2-0 in the series, are aiming for a clean sweep.

Heaping praise on their "outstanding" bowling effort, New Zealand pacer Matt Henry on Friday said that the key was to arrest India's run rate on day one of the second Test at the Eden Gardens.

India declared their first innings at 557/5 late in the third and final session thanks to Virat Kohli's second double century in Tests and Ajinkya Rahane's 188 on Sunday.

England's preparations for the fourth Ashes Test against Australia took another hit on Sunday after one of their net bowlers tested positive for COVD-19, leading to cancellation of their training session with other net bowlers deemed as close contacts.

Kolkata, Sep 29 () New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson was today hit by a bug, compounding the visiting team's misery, but opener Tom Latham sounded optimistic about the batsman's availability in the second Test against India beginning here tomorrow.