newscricket3 months ago

PAK vs NZ | Twitter reacts to Babar Azam's boldness earning Pakistan crucial wicket of Henry Nicholls amidst severe collapse

One umpiring call can change the entire context of a Test match, which is why reviews in red-ball cricket are such potent weapons in the hand of captains. Babar Azam can often be blamed for wasting them all too easily but a sharp independent call from the skipper on Monday helped dismiss Tom Latham.
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newscricket9 months ago

WATCH | Henry Nicholls 'pays homage' to Andrew Symonds with freak dismissal

A batter getting dismissed due to his shot deflecting from non-striker’s bat is a rare sight but Andrew Symonds has been caught in that manner in the past. Henry Nicholls got unlucky as he replicated the dismissal as his shot was caught by a fielder after a deflection from non-striker’s bat.
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newscricket2 years ago

BAN vs NZ | New Zealand prepared to 'fight fire with fire', states Glenn Pocknall

New Zealand stand-in coach Glenn Pocknall expects hosts Bangladesh to come back strong after a defeat in the third T20I in the ongoing five-match series, but is confident of his side building onto their form in the upcoming games. The fourth T20I will be played on Wednesday, September 8.
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featurecricket2 years ago

Nice guys New Zealand certainly finished l̶a̶s̶t̶ first

New Zealand not only came into this final as the nice guys but also as the favourites, so would they finally put an end to the ‘nice guys finish last’ quote. But will they turn another page in the same notebook?
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featurecricket2 years ago

ENG vs NZ | Lord’s Day 2 Talking Points: Nicholls’ batting dominance and Robinson-Wood stealing thunder

Even when England were chipping away with wickets at the other end, Devon Conway’s innings seemingly never ended before a run-out cut the show short to just 200, taking the visitors to 378. In response, the hosts were rattled by a fine display of seam and swing bowling from the BlackCaps.
Aakash Sivasubramaniam
featurecricket2 years ago

Time for New Zealand’s ‘ignored superstar’ Henry Nicholls to prove that he belongs

By this time next month, BJ Watling would have hung his boots.
Anirudh Suresh
newscricket2 years ago

WTC Final | Exciting challenge as a group to face India in the final, admits Henry Nicholls

Ahead of the World Test Championship final, New Zealand’s Henry Nicholls has admitted that it is an exciting challenge as a group to face India in the final of the competition. Alongside that, he also stated that he would want to bat as long as he can in the final, having been in great form lately.
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featurecricket3 years ago

IND vs NZ | Christchurch Day 2 Talking Points - India’s SENA masterclass and Neil Wagner’s dilemma

In what was one of the best days of Test cricket in recent memory, India and New Zealand battled out a gripping day to set up what looks like an enthralling finale on Day 3. A total of 16 wickets fell on a day where ball dominated bat, with India ending the day on 90/6, leading the hosts by 97 runs.
Anirudh Suresh
newscricket3 years ago

Legends and pundits react to India's first loss in World Test Championship

After a thumping T20I whitewash against New Zealand, India kept on disappointing every Indian fan with their shambolic performance in three-match ODI and first Test match. Cricketing fraternity took to Twitter to express their perception on Team India's drastic failure over Kiwis.
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newscricket3 years ago

IND vs NZ | To make it 3-0 was what we wanted to do, shares Henry Nicholls

New Zealand opener Henry Nicholls has expressed his joy as the Kiwis thumped India 3-0 in the ODI series, a sweet revenge for the 5-0 whitewash in the T20I series. Nicholls was all praises for his opening partner Martin Guptill as he shared that his fearless batting helped him play his natural game.
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