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The last time India lost a T20I series at home was in March 2019, when all-rounder Glenn Maxwell inspired Australia to a 2-0 series triumph. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/new-zealand-in-india/india-vs-new-zealand-3rd-t20i-india-new-zealand-ready-for-one-final-push/articleshow/97508310.cms

Star India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, who made a return to competitive cricket in Saurashtra's Ranji Trophy match against Tamil Nadu, is all set to join the Indian Test squad this week ahead of the first Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test against Australia, which will start from February 9, as per ESPNCricinfo. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/australia-in-india/ravindra-jadeja-set-to-join-indian-squad-ahead-of-first-test-against-australia/articleshow/97501799.cms

The Ekana Stadium pitch controversy which erupted after India skipper Hardik Pandya termed the surface a 'shocker', it led to the sacking of the curator. But the vice-captain Suryakumar Yadav on Tuesday downplayed the saga saying that the team is fine with any type of surface they get. On the eve of the series deciding third and final T20I against New Zealand in Ahmedabad, Surya said that things like the wicket aren't in the hands of the players and they have got to accept, adapt and move on with the situation at hand. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/new-zealand-in-india/doesnt-matter-what-surface-you-play-on-suryakumar-plays-down-shocker-pitch-controversy/articleshow/97498035.cms

Bangladesh have appointed Chandika Hathurusingha for a second spell as head coach, with the former Sri Lanka batsman signing a two-year deal, the country's cricket board announced on Tuesday. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/bangladesh-reappoint-chandika-hathurusingha-as-head-coach/articleshow/97496192.cms

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Former Australia captain Steve Smith, whose side had lost the series 1-2 when it toured India in 2017, indicated a lot of thinking had gone into the decision of not playing tour games on "irrelevant" Indian pitches ahead of the four-Test Border-Gavaskar series. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/australia-in-india/weve-made-the-right-decision-to-not-play-a-tour-match-in-india-steve-smith/articleshow/97486067.cms

It would be interesting to see if head coach Rahul Dravid and captain Hardik Pandya will give in to the clamour of including Prithvi Shaw in the playing XI in the series-deciding third T20 International against New Zealand in Ahmedabad on Wednesday. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/new-zealand-in-india/india-vs-new-zealand-3rd-t20i-with-series-on-the-line-will-team-india-play-prithvi-shaw/articleshow/97482082.cms

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Hailing Team India's victory at the just-concluded U-19 T20 World Cup, Indian senior women's team skipper Harmanpreet Kaur feels motivated and says it provides inspiration to the senior players for the upcoming ICC Women’s T20 World Cup starting on February 10 in South Africa. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/icc-womens-t20-world-cup/u-19-teams-victory-provides-inspiration-to-senior-players-for-t20-world-cup-harmanpreet-kaur/articleshow/97448531.cms

Australia run machine Steve Smith clinched his fourth Allan Border Medal on Monday, becoming only the third player, after Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke, to achieve the feat. Smith polled 171 votes, while nearest rival Travis Head managed 144, to claim Australian cricket's greatest individual honour which he had previously won in 2015, 2018 and 2021. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/run-machine-steve-smith-wins-fourth-allan-border-medal-beth-mooney-best-womens-cricketer/articleshow/97445521.cms

Veteran India opener Murali Vijay on Monday announced his retirement from international cricket. The 38-year-old opener from Chennai last represented India in 2018 against Australia in the Perth Test. Vijay played 61 Tests, 17 ODIs and 9 T20Is for India since making his debut in November 2008 in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/murali-vijay-announces-retirement-from-international-cricket/articleshow/97442665.cms

Having led India to title triumph in the U-19 T20 World Cup in Potchefstroom on Sunday, Shafali Verma now wants to win the T20 World Cup title with the senior team too. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/not-content-with-u-19-t20-world-cup-triumph-shafali-verma-sets-sights-on-senior-t20-world-cup/articleshow/97436551.cms

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah announced a whopping Rs 5 crore cash prize for the Shafali Verma-led Indian team as they lifted the inaugural ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup on Sunday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the wishes as the young Indian team outclassed England by 7 wickets in the final in Potchefstroom. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/special-win-bcci-announces-5-crore-cash-prize-for-inaugural-champions-india-as-wishes-pour-in/articleshow/97421994.cms

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Team India will certainly miss the presence of indomitable Rishabh Pant in the crucial upcoming four-Test series against Australia, reckons the legendary Ian Chappell. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/australia-in-india/india-will-miss-rishabh-pants-gregarious-personality-impossible-for-australia-to-beat-india-at-home-ian-chappell/articleshow/97419426.cms

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India take on New Zealand in a must win T20I match later today in Lucknow. The Men in Blue were stunned by the Black Caps by 21 runs in the first match in Ranchi. Ahead of the second T20I, TimesofIndia.com here takes a look at some interesting stats and trivia for India vs New Zealand in T20Is. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/new-zealand-in-india/in-12-points-india-vs-new-zealand-interesting-t20i-stats-and-trivia/articleshow/97412661.cms

Years after elder daughter Swati quit cricket to focus on academics, Shweta is now just a step away from becoming an U-19 World Cup winner. She is the star batter of the team which will clash with England in the final on Sunday. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/shweta-sehrawat-from-playing-with-boys-as-a-kid-to-under-19-world-cup-cricket-star/articleshow/97410301.cms

Star Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell said missing the upcoming tour of India due to a freak injury will "nag me for the rest of my life". Maxwell had sustained a broken tibula in his left leg in November last year during a friend's birthday party, the incident sidelining him for three months. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/australia-in-india/probably-will-nag-me-for-rest-of-my-life-glenn-maxwell-on-missing-india-tests/articleshow/97404542.cms

Former India cricket captain Mithali Raj has been roped in as mentor and advisor by Women's Premier League (WPL) side Gujarat Giants ahead of the inaugural season, which will take place in March-April this year. Mithali, the highest run-getter in women's international cricket, had retired last year from all formats after a 23-year-long career. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/mithali-raj-roped-in-as-wpl-side-gujarat-giants-mentor/articleshow/97403196.cms

Ahead of Australia's Test and ODI tour of India, former spinner Steve O'Keefe has raised the pitch for separate coaches for different formats, saying that it would help reduce the pressure on one individual. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/australia-in-india/australia-should-have-separate-coaches-for-test-and-white-ball-like-england-okeefe/articleshow/97400217.cms

New Zealand all-rounder Daryl Mitchell believes stand-in T20 captain Mitchell Santner is currently one of the best spinners in white-ball cricket after the left-arm tweaker's impressive outing against India in the series opener. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/new-zealand-in-india/santner-currently-best-spinner-in-white-ball-cricket-lucky-to-have-him-daryl-mitchell/articleshow/97398315.cms

India will have to raise their game a few notches as the Hardik Pandya-led side faces a must-win situation to level the three-match T20I series against New Zealand on Sunday. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/new-zealand-in-india/2nd-t20i-india-aim-to-keep-series-alive-against-new-zealand/articleshow/97396601.cms

The first T20I between India and New Zealand witnessed a sensational effort from bowler Washington Sundar that left the crowds and players stunned in Ranchi on Friday. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/new-zealand-in-india/watch-washington-sundars-one-handed-blinder-in-his-follow-through/articleshow/97380705.cms

India batter Prithvi Shaw, who had last played for India in an international match in a T20I against Sri Lanka in July 2021, termed his recall to the national side as an unexpected one since the current players are doing exceptionally well. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/new-zealand-in-india/didnt-expect-recall-prithvi-shaw-on-return-to-indian-team/articleshow/97377330.cms

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Padma Shri awardee Gurcharan Singh has said many coaches taking credit for the success of athletes only because they trained at their academies is a wrong practice. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/coaches-wrongfully-taking-credit-for-success-of-players-is-bad-practice-gurcharan-singh/articleshow/97374363.cms

On the face of it, it is just another ILT20 game, Gulf Giants vs MI Emirates, but Friday night’s contest at the Dubai International Stadium could be a first of its kind on a cricket field with many more to come in the future. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/ambani-vs-adani-on-the-cricket-field-gulf-giants-take-on-mi-emirates-tonight-in-ilt20/articleshow/97367602.cms

Left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja on Thursday proved his match fitness, ahead of the crucial Test series against Australia, as he claimed a seven-wicket haul for Saurashtra in Tamil Nadu's second innings in a Ranji Trophy match in Chennai. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/first-cherry-of-the-season-tweets-ravindra-jadeja-after-claiming-7-wicket-haul-on-return-from-injury/articleshow/97354505.cms

Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni gave Team India players a pleasant surprise on Friday as he visited the team's dressing room ahead of the first T20I against New Zealand in Ranchi. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/new-zealand-in-india/watch-ms-dhoni-visits-team-india-dressing-room-in-ranchi-ahead-of-1st-t20i-against-nz/articleshow/97353615.cms

It was double delight for Pakistan skipper Babar Azam as he was picked for both the 'ODI Cricketer of the Year' and the 'Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy for the ICC Men's Cricketer of 2022' on Thursday. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/double-delight-for-pakistan-skipper-babar-azam-in-icc-awards/articleshow/97349144.cms

South Africa great AB de Villiers feels it is becoming increasingly difficult to keep players "inspired" for all three formats amid the punishing schedule, creating a pressing need for cricket boards and cricketers to have an honest communication over the latter's preferred choice of formats. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/its-global-cricketing-issue-to-keep-players-inspired-for-all-three-formats-ab-de-villiers/articleshow/97347768.cms

Former New Zealand cricketer Craig Cumming is unhappy with head coach Gary Stead's persistence with opener Finn Allen, who failed with the bat in the recently-concluded three-match ODI series against India. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/new-zealand-in-india/finn-allen-experiment-is-failing-look-at-the-way-rohit-sharma-plays-former-kiwi-opener-cumming/articleshow/97346151.cms

India are set for a T20 appetiser ahead of their marquee Test series against Australia when they face the touring New Zealand in a three-match series beginning on Friday. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/new-zealand-in-india/india-brace-for-t20-appetiser-against-new-zealand-ahead-of-marquee-australia-test-series/articleshow/97344765.cms

A video, which went viral after India's 90-run win over New Zealand in the third ODI at the Holkar Stadium, showed India skipper Rohit Sharma venting his frustration at Shardul Thakur after the pace bowling all-rounder conceded back-to-back boundaries by bowling short balls to the night's centurion, Devon Conway. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/new-zealand-in-india/shardul-thakur-delivers-under-pressure-again/articleshow/97335897.cms

As the BCCI announced the successful bidders for the five Women's Premier League teams, overseas stars hailed the "landmark day", saying the development will impact female sports across the globe. The BCCI earned a collective bid of Rs 4669.99 crore from the sale of the five clubs. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/this-marks-the-start-of-an-era-overseas-stars-after-wpl-bids/articleshow/97320751.cms

India's fast bowling star Renuka Singh clinched the ICC Emerging Women's Cricketer of the Year award with her magnificent displays of seam and swing bowling in 2022, International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Wednesday. Renuka Singh bagged 18 ODI wickets at 14.88, economy 4.62 while the pacer scalped 22 T20I wickets at 23.95, economy 6.50. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/indias-renuka-singh-wins-icc-emerging-womens-cricketer-of-the-year-2022/articleshow/97316646.cms

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England's dominant run in limited overs cricket in recent years is no secret. They are the defending ODI World champions as well as the defending World champions in the T20I format, after winning the last edition in Australia to become just the second team after the West Indies to win the T20 World Cup title twice. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/joe-root-ben-stokes-odi-world-cup-2023-england-cricket-steve-smith-kane-williamson-team-india/articleshow/97307243.cms

India pacer Mohammed Siraj on Wednesday became number one in the ICC rankings for ODI bowlers, a testament to his rapid rise in international cricket. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/new-zealand-in-india/mohammed-siraj-becomes-world-number-one-odi-bowler/articleshow/97305384.cms

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Indian skipper Rohit Sharma finally ended his three-year century drought on Tuesday as he also became the third-highest six-hitter in the history of ODIs. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/new-zealand-in-india/rohit-sharma-becomes-third-highest-six-hitter-in-odis/articleshow/97281256.cms

Three Indian cricketers -- Smriti Mandhana, captain Harmanpreet Kaur and pace bowler Renuka Singh -- figure in the ICC Women's ODI Team of the Year announced on Tuesday. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/smriti-mandhana-harmanpreet-kaur-renuka-singh-in-icc-womens-odi-team-of-the-year/articleshow/97279644.cms

Captain Harmanpreet Kaur jumped three places to reach the 11th position in the latest ICC women's T20I player rankings amid her stellar run in the ongoing tri-series in South Africa. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/new-zealand-in-india/harmanpreet-kaur-deepti-sharma-among-notable-gainers-in-womens-t20i-rankings/articleshow/97277639.cms

The Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill opening partnership is reaping rich dividends for Team India. On Tuesday, the duo brought up their fourth third straight fifty-plus opening wicket stand in ODIs and their third in as many matches in the ongoing series vs New Zealand. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/new-zealand-in-india/india-vs-nz-3rd-odi-rohit-sharma-and-shubman-gill-do-it-again-4th-straight-fifty-plus-opening-stand-in-odis/articleshow/97276630.cms

Former Australia captain Michael Clarke cannot fathom why Pat Cummins' side is not playing practice or tour games ahead of the Border-Gavaskar series, beginning in India on February 9. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/australia-in-india/dont-understand-why-australia-is-not-playing-a-tour-game-in-india-michael-clarke/articleshow/97273859.cms

The talk of split captaincy is doing the rounds in Indian cricket after the likes of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul have not been a part of the team since India's unceremonious semifinal exit from the T20 World Cup last year. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/new-zealand-in-india/not-that-im-aware-of-rahul-dravid-on-india-adopting-split-captaincy/articleshow/97257329.cms

After questions were raised about the senior Indian players' availability in the upcoming IPL considering the ODI World Cup scheduled to be held later this year in India, head coach Rahul Dravid made it clear that they will compete in the tournament unless there are injury concerns. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/new-zealand-in-india/rahul-dravid-the-workload-of-key-players-will-be-monitored-during-this-years-ipl/articleshow/97256482.cms

The ICC has withdrawn its demerit point awarded to the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium for producing a below-par pitch during the Test match between Pakistan and England Test in December last year. source https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/icc-withdraws-demerit-point-to-rawalpindi-stadium/articleshow/97255448.cms