Mark Richardson

Touring India is tough for overseas players because they must adjust to pitches and match conditions they are not accustomed to. Former New Zealand opener Mark Richardson talks about his visit in 2003-04, and his gritty century at Mohali.

Statistical highlights on day 2 of the first Test between India and New Zealand on Friday.

It was on April 26, 2003, when former New Zealand skipper Stephen Fleming registered his highest score in Test cricket. The former Kiwi skipper achieved the feat against Sri Lanka in the first Test of the two-match series.

Tom Latham cracked a brilliant century on Wednesday while fellow-opener Devon Conway missed out on one of his own by eight runs as New Zealand replied strongly to Pakistan on the third day of the first Test in Karachi.

Daryl Mitchell joined a select group of New Zealand batsmen to have scored a Test hundred at Lord's when he made 108 against England on Saturday.

The chucker's tag remains Muttiah Muralitharan's albatross and former New Zealand opener Mark Richardson accused the offie of breaching the rule.

Statistical highlights on day two of the second Test between India and New Zealand at Eden Gardens on Saturday.

Almost one-fifth of the global warming that has occurred in the past 150 years has been missed by historical records due to quirks in how global temperatures were recorded, a new Nasa-led study has found.

Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has no sympathy for Afghanistan's Mujeeb Ur Rahman who dropped him in the early part of his sensational innings of 201 not out in their World Cup contest in Mumbai.

NEW DELHI: Indian selectors finally seem to be looking for a stable opening pair for the two-Test series against New Zealand. After a spate of stop-gap attempts with the opening slot, the inclusion of Akash Chopra in the team could be the turning point.

Indian captain MS Dhoni and star batsman Virat Kohli were nominated for the ICC's People's Choice Award, the winner of which will be declared on December 13.

AHMEDABAD: New Zealand hope to give India a rough ride in the opening Test, but their best-laid plans may come unstuck when they commence the first game here on Wednesday.

New Zealand travel to India for three Tests and five ODIs, and numbers prove that they have never found it easy in Indian conditions, especially in the longer format.