Nathan McCullum

Shoppers at the Provogue Studio in Lower Parel were pleasantly surprised to spot the three cricketers - Murali Karthik, Nathan McCullum and Jesse Ryder.

The thanda thanda, infectiously lazy weather in Delhi these past few days seems to have gotten visitors to the city in the chhutti mood too.

The Karbonn presents Signature After Match Party that was held recently in Mumbai saw a fashion show that had Laxmi Rana as the showstopper.

New Zealand have named four new faces in their 13-man squad for the Twenty20 International match against Australia in Sydney.

It was time once again to party with the Bold & Beautiful at the Karbonn presents Signature After Match Parties. The players sure know how to unwind after a gruelling match.

India A fought back as the bowlers came on top to restrict New Zealand A to 230 in their first innings and snatch a slender 18-run lead on the second day of their four-day match.

In a format that is dominated by the bat, TOI picks out the five best bowling spells in the just concluded World Twenty20 held in India.

On Thursday, a number of Bollywood stars, cricketers, corporate heads and others made their way to a Sobo restaurant to congratulate Yuvraj Singh for his World Cup achievement.

A furious Suresh Raina came down heavily on certain online portals which have been spreading fake news of him being involved in a car accident. The swashbuckling left-hander in a tweet rubbished these reports, clarifying that he is in good health.

Tillakaratne Dilshan hit 53 as Sri Lanka scored 211-8 from 33 overs in the rain-interrupted third one-day international against New Zealand in Dambulla.

Acknowledging that the retirement of Brendon McCullum has left a huge void in the New Zealand cricket team, his brother Nathan said it was time for the players to move on under new skipper Kane Williamson.

NZ skipper Williamson says Test pitches in India different from IPL tracks.

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.

South Africa's new bowling coach Allan Donald plans to create an attack which is "cocky and arrogant in all the right ways" during his stint with the team.

Pakistan will be desperately looking to ensure the painful defeat to India becomes a distant past when they run into an in-form New Zealand here tomorrow with an aim to bounce back into the World Twenty20 and pacify their bitter fans back home.

Graeme Smith and Shahid Afridi have joined a host of former stars for the inaugural St. Moritz Ice Cricket in Switzerland from February 8-9.

Former captain Sunil Gavaskar feels India got a taste of their own medicine in the World Twenty20 loss to New Zealand and the hosts should be prepared to handle quality spin if they want to dish out rank turners for their rivals.

The inaugural Sri Lanka Premier League will feature 56 foreign cricketers, not one of them Indian, after the seven franchises made their choices in a closed-door players' draft system.

The qualifying stage is over, and now the major teams come into play as phase two of the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 starts with hosts India taking on New Zealand, in their first T20I in the post Brendon McCullum era.

Sourav Ganguly failed to get the practice but India A recovered from a shaky start to post 162 for three in their first innings against New Zealand A on day two .

High-flying New Zealand will have their tails up and eye another upset when they resume the trans-Tasman rivalry with a strong Australian side in the ICC World Twenty20 on Friday.

New Zealand are the first team to make the semi-finals and the chief architects behind their success have been their three unheralded spinners Ish Sodhi, Mitchell Santner and Nathan McCullum.

New Zealand named former Indian Cricket League recruits Shane Bond and Daryl Tuffey in their 30-member squad for this year's Champions Trophy.

Hero of New Zealand's thumping win over India, Mitchell Santner said they vindicated the selectors' decision to play three spinners in their World T20 opener, here.

This time New Zealand do have those genuine match-winners. The batting, especially, seems more powerful than it has ever been.

With cricket set to return to the Olympics, the European T20 Premier League, backed by the cricket's governing body ICC, aims to transform associate cricket by bringing elite global stars to Europe. Backed by Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan and featuring names like Steve Waugh, Mitchell Santner and Glenn Maxwell, ETPL offers exposure, credibility and development opportunities across Scotland, Ireland and the Netherlands.

Despite having one of the strongest batting line-up in the competition, New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson knows his biggest challenge lies in overcoming Brendon McCullum’s void.

England and New Zealand will duel at Feroz Shah Kotla on Wednesday and aim to carry forth the winning momentum to punch their ticket for the final in Kolkata.

In their previous practice match at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday, New Zealand had recorded a convincing 74-run win over Sri Lanka.

The key to New Zealand's success story in this World T20 has been the spinners.