India vs New Zealand 2026 News

Before the T20 World Cup, India will play a five-match T20 series against New Zealand, which may prove to be a trial by fire for them.

Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has urged fans to not read two much into the result of the ODI series defeat against New Zealand.

Indian cricket team skipper Suryakumar Yadav said that wicket-keeper batter Ishan Kishan will be taking Tilak Varma's slot in the batting order during the first T20I against New Zealand.

New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner said he expects Daryl Mitchell to carry his dominant ODI form into the shortest format when the Black Caps take on reigning world champions India in a five-match T20I series starting on Wednesday.

Hardik Pandya is all set to return to Team India in the upcoming T20Is against New Zealand.

Shubman Gill dissected Shubman Gill's captaincy struggles in the ODI series against New Zealand, pointing out how MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma excelled in such situations.

Veteran batter Virat Kohli looked like a complete warrior on Sunday as he fought a lone battle for Team India against New Zealand in Indore.

Skipper Suryakumar Yadav would want the attacking batter in him to front up and bolster his leadership against New Zealand when the five-match T20I series gets underway on Wednesday.

New Zealand pacer Lockie Ferguson said the five-match T20I series against India, beginning on Wednesday, offers a perfect preparation opportunity for his side ahead of next month's T20 World Cup.

Alleged chants against India head coach Gautam Gambhir were allegedly made after the conclusion of the third ODI between India and New Zealand at the Holkar Stadium in Indore.

Former India cricketer Robin Uthappa has reignited the idea of split-coaching following India's first-ever ODI series defeat at home to New Zealand.

Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar had previously expressed his disappointment that Virat Kohli chose to continue playing only the "easiest format" in ODIs.

Ravichandran Ashwin urged his long-time partner in spin, Ravindra Jadeja to experiment instead of just sticking to his strengths, acknowledging that these are challenging times for the legendary spin bowling all-rounder in ODIs.

Indian cricket team star batter Virat Kohli broke multiple records as he slammed a brilliant century during the 3rd ODI encounter against New Zealand in Indore.

For the first time since 1988 in ODIs, New Zealand pulled off a series win in India, coming over a year after a 3-0 Test whitewash in 2024, which marked India's first Test series loss at home in 12 years.

Former Pakistan cricket team star Basit Ali delivered a brutal verdict on Shubman Gill's captaincy after India suffered an ODI series loss against New Zealand.

India Test and ODI captain Shubman Gill has decided against taking a break after the recent 50-over loss to New Zealand and will play the next Ranji Trophy game for Punjab against Saurashtra at Rajkot, starting Thursday.

Former Indian cricket team batter Kris Srikkanth was all praise for all-rounder Harshit Rana and even claimed that New Zealand were scared when he was batting during the 3rd ODI encounter in Indore.