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Display Of Sportsmanship After Bizarre Run Out In ILT20 Goes Viral – Watch | Cricket News

Desert Vipers captain Colin Munro won hearts for his incredible gesture towards his New Zealand teamate Martin Guptill. Munro showed great sportsmanship by withdrawing a run out appeal against Guptill during an International T20 league match between the Desert Vipers and Sharjah Warriors. On the first ball of the 12th over, England batter Joe Denly smashed Shadab Khan's full-length delivery down the ground. However, his attempt hit Guptill instead. The ball hit Guptill on his gloves and deflected towards Shadab, who took out the bails with the non-striker out of his crease.While Shadab ...
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Rachin Ravindra Becomes Only Player Besides Sachin Tendulkar To Achieve Massive Cricket World Cup Feat | Cricket News

New Zealand all-rounder Rachin Ravindra has been a breakout star for his team in the Cricket World Cup 2023 and he once again made an impact with a century against Australia at Dharamshala, though in a losing cause. Rachin Ravindra's explosive century and James Neesham's death over striking went in vain as New Zealand could not chase 389 runs set by Australia, losing by just five runs in a nail-biter on Saturday. Ravindra smashed 116 in 89 balls. His knock consisted of nine fours and five sixes and he struck at a strike rate of over 130. His century, the second made by the talented all-rounder in his debut World Cup, came in just 77 balls, which is the fastest century by a Kiwi in the tournament's history. Ravindra broke his own record of 82-ball century against England in the tournamen...
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What Kane Williamson Said About Martin Guptill Being Released From Central Contract List | Cricket News

Ahead of his team's first ODI against India, New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson said on Thursday said that veteran opener Martin Guptill has been an incredible player for their team and he is still motivated to continue playing and improving. India will kick off the ODI series against New Zealand with the first ODI at Eden Park, Auckland on Friday. The Men in Blue won the rain-affected three-match T20I series 1-0."I had a few chats with him. He has been incredible for New Zealand. He made the decision to play in other leagues but is still available for New Zealand. He is certainly one of our best white ball players. It is just trying to strike that balance. We have seen that with other players who have looked at some other opportunities. It is a moving landscape. He has not retired. He...
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Martin Guptill Released By New Zealand From Central Contract List To Explore Overseas T20 Leagues | Cricket News

Veteran batsman Martin Guptill on Wednesday became the third experienced player to be released from his New Zealand contract so he can explore opportunities to play in T20 leagues around the world. Guptill joins bowler Trent Boult, 33, and all-rounder Colin de Grandhomme, 36, who both also recently asked to have their New Zealand Cricket contracts cancelled. Boult has been signed by the Melbourne Stars and De Grandhomme has joined the Adelaide Strikers in Australia's T20 Big Bash League which begins next month.Like Boult and De Grandhomme, Guptill, 36, will still be available to play for New Zealand if selected but said he was now free to "explore other opportunities"."Playing for my country has been a massive honour, and I'm grateful to everyone within the Black Caps for their support,...
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T20 World Cup 2022: New Zealand Reveal New Retro-Looking Jersey | Cricket News

New Zealand have unveiled their new jersey for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2022, which will take place between October-November, in Australia. The New Zealand Cricket (NZC) took to social media to make the announcement of the jersey reveal. It was done through a photoshoot featuring prominent Kiwi players like Devon Conway, Daryl Mitchell, Martin Guptill, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult etc. "Our shirt for the @t20worldcup in Australia is here #T20WorldCup #CricketNation #Cricket," said BlackCapsNZ on Instagram.The shirt design has a retro look and is a combination of shirts worn by the side in the early 90s. It has a brand new design that combines Kiwis' black colours with heritage grey. Grey was a prominently present colour in NZ's jerseys in the 1990s.The shirt also moves away from f...
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IND vs AUS: Rohit Sharma Surpasses Martin Guptill To Achieve Big Milestone In T20Is | Cricket News

Rohit Sharma now has most sixes in T20Is© AFPIndia skipper Rohit Sharma now has the most sixes in the history of T20I cricket. The attacking batter accomplished this feat during his side's second T20I against Australia in Nagpur on Friday. Rohit Sharma hit a delightful unbeaten 46 of 20 balls in the match, helping the Men in Blue reach the 91-run target in a rain-truncated match reduced to eight overs per side. His innings was decorated with four boundaries and four sixes.Now Rohit has a total of 176 sixes in T20I cricket. In second place is New Zealand opener Martin Guptill (172). They are followed by West Indies legend Chris Gayle (124), former England skipper Eoin Morgan (120) and Australian veteran Aaron Finch (119).Rohit has scored 3,677 runs in 138 matches across 130 innings in T2...
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Finn Allen And Michael Braceball Named In New Zealand’s T20 World Cup Squad, Kane Williamson To Lead | Cricket News

New Zealand Cricket (NZC) on Tuesday announced the 15-member squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup squad slated to be played in Australia in October-November. Finn Allen and Michael Bracewell have been named for their first senior World Cups and are the only new faces from the side that made the final of last year's event in the UAE.Paceman Adam Milne has retained his place in the squad, after the 30-year-old was called in to replace Lockie Ferguson (calf injury) early in the tournament last October. Devon Conway has been named as the front-line wicket-keeper after wearing the gloves in the UAE and the recent series against West Indies.Martin Guptill's selection for his seventh T20 World Cup sees him join an exclusive list of players in Dwayne Bravo, Chris Gayle, Mohammad Mahmudullah, an...
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Rohit Sharma 10 Runs Away From Achieving This Massive Feat In T20Is | Cricket News

The Sunday's Asia Cup clash between India and Pakistan, is the most awaited one as both the arch-rivals will be squaring off against each other. As India will look to avenge their 2021 T20 World Cup defeat, the Babar Azam-led side will look to continue their brilliant form. The match will be an interesting encounter as it will be India batter Virat Kohli's 100 T20I match. Apart from this, India skipper Rohit Sharma will be looking forward to achieving the feat of becoming the highest T20I run-scorer.Currently, New Zealand opening batter Martin Guptill is the leading T20I run-scorer with a total of 3,497 runs and the Indian skipper is at the second place with 3,487 runs. Rohit now needs to score just 10 runs to become the highest T20I run-scorer in the world.Virat Kohli is at the third s...