India miss win over New Zealand in Kanpur by 1 wicket, 1st Test ends in nail-biting draw
Kanpur/IBNS: India fell short of clinching one wicket to register their win over New Zealand in the first Test which ended in a nail-biting draw with the visitors somehow managing to avoid a defeat.
Kanpur Test: New Zealand steady in run chase against India, 79/1 at lunch on day 5
Kanpur/IBNS: India returned to the change room empty handed at the close of the first session on day five of the inaugural Test as New Zealand scored 79/1 till the lunch break chasing a target of 284 here on Monday.
Rahane, Pujara will bounce back, play important knocks for us: India batting coach
Kanpur/UNI: India batting coach Vikram Rathour Sunday backed Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara, who are "going through a lean phase", saying that they will bounce back and play important knocks for the team in the future.
Gritty fifties by Shreyas Iyer, Wriddhiman Saha help India gain control of Kanpur Test
Kanpur/UNI: India declared their second innings at 234 for 7 and set a massive target of 284 for New Zealand on Day 4 of the first Test match played Sunday.
First Test: India 14/1 in second innings at stumps on day 3, lead New Zealand by 63 runs
Kanpur/IBNS: India lost one wicket in the form of Shubman Gill to settle their score at 14/1 in the second innings of the first Test at stumps on day three here on Saturday.
Axar Patel's fifer powers India to bowl out New Zealand for 296, hosts 49 runs ahead
Kanpur/IBNS: A five-wicket haul by Axar Patel, backed by other bowlers, helped India to make a comeback in the first Test against New Zealand, who were bowled out for 296 on the third day of the contest here on Saturday.
Young, Latham give New Zealand solid start in reply to India's 345 in Kanpur
Kanpur/IBNS: Will Young and Tom Latham gave New Zealand a perfect start which the visitors would have dreamt for after the Kiwis bowled out India for 345 in the first innings of the inaugural Test here on Friday.
New Zealand bowl out India for 345 in Kanpur; Southee takes 5 wickets, Iyer slams ton
Kanpur/IBNS: New Zealand bowled out India for 345 in the first innings of the inaugural Test here on Friday.
Kanpur/IBNS: Kiwi pace bowler Tim Southee attained a five-wicket haul after Shreyas Iyer slammed his debut Test hundred in the first session on day two of the inaugural Test between India and New Zealand with the hosts finishing at 339/8 at lunch.
Shreyas Iyer slams debut Test hundred against New Zealand in Kanpur
Kanpur/IBNS: India's young batsman Shreyas Iyer on Friday joined the list of cricketers who have slammed a hundred on debut Tests.
Shreyas Iyer's successful Test debut helps India post 258/4 at stumps on day 1 in Kanpur
Kanpur/IBNS: Shreyas Iyer stopped at 25 short of his debut Test hundred when umpires called off the first day's play with India's scorecard reading 258/4 in the inaugural match against New Zealand here on Thursday.
First Test: India 82/1 at lunch on day 1, Gill scores half century
Kanpur/IBNS: Riding on Shubman Gill's unbeaten half century, India scored 82 losing one wicket at lunch on day one of the maiden Test match in a bilateral series against New Zealand here on Thursday.
Shreyas Iyer makes Test debut in Kanpur, receives India cap from Sunil Gavaskar
Kanpur/UNI: Shreyas Iyer made his Test debut in the first Test against New Zealand and received the India cap from cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar at Green Park Stadium here on Thursday.
Ajinkya Rahane fights existential battle as second-string India take on New Zealand
Kanpur/IBNS: Indian middle-order batsman Ajinkya Rahane, who is fighting his own battle to avoid getting dropped from Team India, will lead a second-string side in the first Test against New Zealand beginning here on Wednesday.
Rahane one innings away from getting rhythm back: Pujara ahead of IND-NZ Test series
Kanpur/IBNS: Indian Test batsman Cheteshwar Pujara has backed his captain Ajinkya Rahane, who is going through a rough patch, ahead of the first Test in the bilateral series against New Zealand.