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‘I’d like little more honesty’: Naseer Hussain tells England cricket think tank | Cricket News

‘I’d like little more honesty’: Naseer Hussain tells England cricket think tank | Cricket News

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4 min readJun 30, 2026 10:58 AM IST After England lost the final Test of the three-match Test series at home against New Zealand by a margin of 160 runs, former captain Naseer Hussain was unsparing in his criticism of the side. Hussain said that England had shown a “lack of attention to detail in the last year”. The loss at Trent Bridge was Ben Stokes’ final act as captain and sealed a 1-2 series defeat for the hosts against New Zealand. England had won the first Test by 115 runs before a nightclub incident led to Stokes being dropped for the second Test, where New Zealand triumphed by 253 runs. Hussain’s comments came after England coach Brendon McCullum had given an interview to Sky Sports Cricket while he watched on. “You can’t hide behind that. Brendan always comes over very positive and full of energy. I’d like a little bit more honesty at times, you know, like the last game you asked him at the Oval about the plans for one hour on the …

‘Arshdeep didn’t need to apologise to Mitchell’: Gambhir on T20 World Cup final flashpoint | Cricket News

‘Arshdeep didn’t need to apologise to Mitchell’: Gambhir on T20 World Cup final flashpoint | Cricket News

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3 min readMar 12, 2026 11:17 AM IST Arshdeep Singh copped a fine for his flare-up with Daryl Mitchell in the T20 World Cup final between India and New Zealand. The fast bowler did apologise to the New Zealand all-rounder and any tension between the pair seemed to have been defused but the International Cricket Council (ICC) fined him 15 percent of his match fees and added a demerit point in Arshdeep’s record. India head coach Gautam Gambhir has since said that he wouldn’t have had a problem if Arshdeep didn’t apologise to Mitchell at all. “That is okay. You’re representing your country. You’re bound to show aggression. There’s nothing wrong with that,” said Gambhir on ANI. Arshdeep had been hit for two sixes off the second and third balls of that over by Mitchell. “No bowler likes to get hit for two sixes. And that is the kind of response I want to see from my players. And that there is nothing wrong. Or in fact, even if sorry is not said, I was …

WATCH: Arshdeep Singh defuses tension with Daryl Mitchell after T20 World Cup final with heartfelt apology | Cricket News

WATCH: Arshdeep Singh defuses tension with Daryl Mitchell after T20 World Cup final with heartfelt apology | Cricket News

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2 min readUpdated: Mar 9, 2026 12:35 PM IST Heated moments don’t come around too often in cricket matches involving New Zealand but there was one during their 2026 T20 World Cup final against India on Sunday in Ahmedabad. Daryl Mitchell was left livid when India pacer Arshdeep Singh threw the ball back at him in his follow through and then walked back without apologising. Arshdeep apologised at the end of the over but after the game, he offered a more heartfelt apology to the New Zealand batting all-rounder which could be seen in a video posted by the BlackCaps’ Instagram handle. “I know I can apologise as much as I can but, really sorry,” Arshdeep can be heard telling Mitchell in the video before the pair shake hands and then share a chuckle. Arshdeep then spoke about it in an interview with the broadcasters. When commentator Harsha Bhogle pointed out that Arshdeep ran away briefly just as he was about to chat, the latter said: “Just went to apologise to Mitchell. My throw reverse-swung …

T20 World Cup: Daryl Mitchell hopes New Zealand can ride wave of support as India’s second favorite team | Cricket News

T20 World Cup: Daryl Mitchell hopes New Zealand can ride wave of support as India’s second favorite team | Cricket News

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3 min readFeb 23, 2026 04:17 PM IST New Zealand are ready to embrace their tag as Indian fans’ “second favorite team” as they aim to fight their way into the semi-finals of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. All-rounder Daryl Mitchell believes the status New Zealand enjoy in India could play its part as the 2021 finalists navigate a challenging Super-8 group. “We think of ourselves as India’s second Favorite team and the support that we get in the country is really cool,” Mitchell told Reuters. “Hopefully we can turn the sea of blue that we’re used to when we play against India into some black shirts as well.” After their washout against Pakistan, New Zealand face two must-win encounters against former champions Sri Lanka and England. The first challenge comes on the turning tracks of Colombo, conditions far removed from the fast, bouncy wickets back home. “We all grew up in New Zealand on fast, bouncy, grassy wickets,” Mitchell said. “But the experience our group has from playing in these parts of the …

ICC Rankings: Daryl Mitchell dethrones Virat Kohli from top spot in ODIs | Cricket News

ICC Rankings: Daryl Mitchell dethrones Virat Kohli from top spot in ODIs | Cricket News

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Following his stupendous show against India in the ODI series, New Zealand batter Daryl Mitchell displaced Indian superstar Virat Kohli in the latest ICC ODI rankings for batters on Wednesday. Mitchell was on a roll in the series against India scoring 352 runs in the three-game series with two hundreds and a fifty. His series total was the most ever by a New Zealander in a three-match ODI series and the third-most of all time, behind only Pakistan’s Babar Azam (360 against the West Indies in 2016) and India’s Shubman Gill (360 against New Zealand in 2023). Mitchell’s super show meant that New Zealand won the series 1-2 to end a 37-year-wait and recorded their first-ever series win in the ODI format on the Indian soil. “With 845 ranking points, he aptly replaces Kohli (795 points) who drops to No.2 on the list in the latest rankings release. The pair sit well clear of a chasing pack that includes Ibrahim Zadran, Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill and Babar Azam,” the ICC said in a statement. It …

ICC Rankings: Daryl Mitchell dethrones Virat Kohli from top spot in ODIs | Cricket News

India vs New Zealand, 1st T20I: Mitchell Santner hopes Daryl Mitchell replicates ODI form in shortest format | Cricket News

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Daryl Mitchell spearheaded New Zealand’s campaign as they won their first-ever ODI series in India, and T20I skipper Mitchell Santner hopes the batter can do likewise in the five T20Is that begin on Wednesday. The T20I series is expected to act as the final preparation for the World Cup in the shortest format that starts next month and Santner is banking on Mitchell to continue his run-scoring ways after getting two hundreds and an 80-odd in the three recent ODIs. Mitchell’s 352 runs were key to an under-strength New Zealand side registering a 1-2 series victory, their first on these shores. Much of that was on the back of his improved ability against spin, which Santner wants him to replicate during the upcoming series and T20 World Cup, to be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka. “I have played with Daryl for a long time. The first time he came over (to India), he struggled with spin, but he has worked incredibly hard on his game. Now we can see the fruits of his labour,” …

ICC Rankings: Daryl Mitchell dethrones Virat Kohli from top spot in ODIs | Cricket News

IND vs NZ | Daryl Mitchell’s rise: From a no-hoper against spin to world’s best ODI batsman | Cricket News

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It’s in India during this series that Daryl Mitchell has shown why he is contesting with Virat Kohli for the No.1 ODI batsman spot in the ICC ranking. It’s in India, however, that Mitchell had lost his way, and took six hard years to find the right path. In 2013, after a good first-season as a domestic player, he was selected for an 8-week trip to India and Sri Lanka for New Zealand A. Things turned dire as he was spun out, repeatedly. The batsman who kept carting Kuldeep Yadav all around the park this series was found out against spin, then. It took him six long years to break into the New Zealand team. India had kept him out, India is now celebrating him. India broke his ‘stubbornness’ then, India is now raving about his steely determination. It’s difficult to think of any other batsman in cricket today who hits the ball in the ‘V’ -down the ground- more than Daryl Mitchell, be it spin, or pace. But back then, he was groping in …

Daryl Mitchell ‘grateful’ for IPL experience in helping ace Indian conditions: ‘Hopefully, I’ll be back a few more times’ | Cricket News

Daryl Mitchell ‘grateful’ for IPL experience in helping ace Indian conditions: ‘Hopefully, I’ll be back a few more times’ | Cricket News

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Daryl Mitchell’s truckload of runs played a central role in New Zealand recording their first ever ODI series victory in India. Mitchell recorded scores of 84, 131 not out and 137 in the three matches, with the last two centuries coming in winning causes and helping New Zealand jumping back from being 1-0 down in the series. Mitchell has played for the Rajasthan Royals in the 2022 season of the Indian Premier League and for Chennai Super Kings in 2024 and spoke about how the experience has helped him with getting familiar with the conditions in India. “I am very grateful for the time I spent in Chennai, and also in Rajasthan,” said Mitchell after the third ODI on Monday. “Hopefully, I’ll be back here a few more times in the future. India is a great place to tour. Playing in front of these fans is very special.” Notably, though, Mitchell has gone unsold in the IPL 2026 auction and so won’t be playing in the tournament as things stand. Mitchell also stressed that New …

Daryl Mitchell hits second straight ODI ton, fourth consecutive 50+ score vs India during Indore game

Daryl Mitchell hits second straight ODI ton, fourth consecutive 50+ score vs India during Indore game

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New Zealand middle-order batter Daryl Mitchell loves to bat against India in the ODIs. He becomes even more lethal in the Indian conditions. On Sunday, Mitchell slammed his ninth One-Day International century, his fourth against India during the third ODI at the Holkar Cricket Stadium in Indore. Continuing his purple patch with the bat, this was Mitchell’s fourth consecutive fifty-plus total and second century in succession against the Men In Blue. Mitchell scored an unbeaten 131 during the second ODI in Rajkot, helping the Kiwis chase down 285 and level the three-match ODI series one-all against India. With the series hung in balance, the Indore game is the series decider, where India have never lost an ODI game. India have also not lost an ODI series against the Kiwis at home. Invited to bat first, New Zealand got off to a poor start, having lost both openers in just the first seven deliveries. Mitchell then consolidated New Zealand’s innings and stitched a 53-run partnership with Will Young for the third wicket before the latter was …

India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI: Have the Kiwis cracked the Kuldeep Yadav code? | Cricket News

India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI: Have the Kiwis cracked the Kuldeep Yadav code? | Cricket News

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Once KL Rahul’s fine hundred had India scrambling out of a hole to set a target of 285, there was just one question hanging about the chase. Could Kuldeep Yadav create any sorcery on a relatively flat track to stop the New Zealanders? The magic, instead, came from Daryl Mitchell and his 162-run partnership with Will Young. Mitchell got his hundred, Young missed his ton by 11 runs, but they had thwarted India’s spin hope with clarity of thought and precise execution of plans. New Zealand were relatively tied down to 64 for 2 in 15 overs of seam bowling, and it was expected they would try to up the ante against spin. India threw in Ravindra Jadeja first, and he had three overs before Kuldeep came in the 21st over. Spin from both ends and as it turned out, runs from both ends. The action in the three off the first fours deliveries off Kuldeep set the tone of what was to come. What New Zealand’s plans were. Will Young reverse swept the second …