NZ tour of India 2016-17 News

Should Dhoni be batting at No. 4 in ODIs?
And other thoughts and reflections on the India-New Zealand one-day series
'For me, it's about spending time at the crease'
New Zealand opener Tom Latham talks about batting in India, being unlike his dad, and how he changed his one-day game around
Outstanding Mishra, a rejuvenated Dhoni
Given the lack of ODIs in their schedule before next year's Champions Trophy, India will be happy with the results of some of their experiments during the series against New Zealand
The Rohit way throws New Zealand out of gear
On a track where batsmen struggled for fluency, Rohit Sharma produced a measured 70 to redeem an ordinary series and throw New Zealand out of gear
Santner the standout in tough tour - Williamson
New Zealand captain Kane Williamson believes there are lessons to be learnt from playing against a good side in tough conditions, and said Mitchell Santner was a "highlight" of their tour of India

Chasing under the lights

No. of fifty-plus scores by Virat Kohli while chasing in day/night ODIs from just 70 inns. Only Sachin Tendulkar has more such scores - 34 from 107 inns.

Latham carries the bat

No. of batsmen before Tom Latham to carry their bats in an ODI innings. Latham is the first NZ batsman to do so.

NZ's highest at No.10 & 11

No. of NZ batsmen who had made a fifty batting at No.10 or 11 in ODIs before Tim Southee. Previous highest was 44* by Kyle Mills v Australia, in 2004.

Latham shows up for NZ

No. of fifties in seven international innings on this tour of India by Tom Latham. No other NZ batsman has got more than one.

Only time before

1987

Last and only time before this a team had lost 5 wickets in a ODI for a lower score against India in India. ZIM were 5 down for 47 in Mumbai on that occasion.

Taylor's woes continue

Number of ducks by Ross Taylor in his last eight innings in international cricket. This was his third duck of this India tour.

Six in a row

2003

Last time India lost an ODI at home to NZ, which was in Cuttack. They have a 6-0 win-loss record at home against NZ since then.

Should Dhoni be batting at No. 4 in ODIs?

'For me, it's about spending time at the crease'

Outstanding Mishra, a rejuvenated Dhoni

The Rohit way throws New Zealand out of gear

Santner the standout in tough tour - Williamson