Craig McMillan

Former New Zealand cricketer Craig McMillan told Indian bookmakers to "put up or shut up", following the recent allegations against Kiwi players.

Bangladesh on Tuesday named former New Zealand Test player Craig McMillan as batting consultant for their series in Sri Lanka starting in October.

Tearaway bowler Shane Bond is likely to end his 18-month exile from international cricket with New Zealand's tour of Sri Lanka in August after snapping ties with the 'rebel' Indian Cricket League.

The IS Bindra stadium was a happy hunting ground for hosts Kings XI Punjab, when they played here last year. They played four matches last year in Mohali and won all of them. Punjab’s fielding coach Craig McMillan believes they will make Mohali a happy hunting ground again.

New Zealand pacer Adam Milne ripped apart the Sri Lankan batting with his lethal bowling as he claimed a five-wicket haul to set up Kiwis' nine-wicket victory in the 2nd T20I in Dunedin on Wednesday.

Craig McMillan was primarily a middle-order batsman in his 55-Test and 197-ODI career but if you watched him in the field, one felt that there was actually a burning desire in him to be a tearaway paceman.

Former New Zealand cricketer Craig McMillan on Saturday pulled out as Bangladesh's batting consultant for their series in Sri Lanka starting in October because of a bereavement, the Bangladesh Cricket Board said.

The 'rebel' Indian Cricket League announced composition of the nine teams and their skippers for the second season of the Twenty20 tournament, commencing on October 10.

Hyderabad Heroes have topped the table but face a tough test when they face Royal Bengal Tigers in the second semifinals at the Sardar Patel Stadium here on Tuesday.

NEW DELHI: After being hammered for 247 runs with only the wicket of Lou Vincent in the kitty, Rahul Dravid's options for the second day are three-fold.

New Zealand's Kane Williamson was bizarrely run out for a duck in the first Test against Australia. The Kiwis struggled with the bat and were reduced to 29/5, but a partnership between Glenn Phillips and Tom Blundell added some respectability to their total.

New Zealand are up against a "powerhouse" in the visiting Indian cricket team, says former all-rounder Craig McMillan who feels the Black Caps will have to win in two out of three formats to be eligible for at least the "pass marks".

Former New Zealand all-rounder Craig McMillan on Tuesday said Indian batsmen "throwing their hands at the ball like they do in India" will not work here.

Royal Bengal Tigers skipper Craig McMillan said that the Indian players are adapting themselves to the situation well and are learning very quickly what is required of them.

After New Zealand's Craig McMillan, it is the turn of Pakistani players to allege non-payment of dues by the rebel Indian Cricket League which has reportedly been hit hard by the economic meltdown.

New Zealand batting coach Craig McMillan said the key to the unbeaten partnership between Kane Williamson and Tom Latham was rotation of strike as the two batsmen frustrated the Indian bowling attack with their 117-run stand for the second wicket on Friday.

PUNE: What is common between Wasim Akram and Craig McMillan? Apart from being cricketers, they both are diabetics.

New Zealand has asked its selectors not to consider Indian Cricket League-aligned players while picking the national team for future assignments.

Lahore Badshahs have another chance to get into the groove as they take on Royal Bengal Tigers in the ICL Twenty20 Championship on Sunday.