https://cricwaves.appspot.com Latest news from cricwaves.appspot.com (c)cricwaves.appspot.com en-gb Thu 02 May 2024 https://cricwaves.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/pNZJaOuj1X_drh-sevawcirc/brown-face-in-a-vanilla-line-up-ross-taylor-makes-shocking-racism-claims-in-autobiography.html Former New Zealand captain Ross Taylor has made some shocking revelations about racism he faced during his long stint with the national side. In his autobiography Ross Taylor Black & White, Taylor, who has Samoan heritage on his mother's side, termed cricket in New Zealand "a pretty white sport". He added that he did not escalate the matter because it was likely to be considered as mere "banter" by those involved in alleged racial behavior. https://cricwaves.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/EhAwyp2fGT_drh-sevawcirc/ipl-finishing-early-has-played-into-indias-hands-a-little-ross-taylor.html Veteran New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor feels the suspension of the IPL can be seen as a positive for India as far as the World Test Championship (WTC) final is concerned. https://cricwaves.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/DlhCmUa0vS_drh-sevawcirc/dont-think-super-over-is-needed-in-a-one-day-game-ross-taylor.html Veteran New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor has stated that there is nothing wrong with both teams sharing the World Cup in case of a tie, and that a Super Over is not necessary to choose one winner. As everyone is aware, England were declared winners of the 2019 World Cup despite tying the final as well as the Super Over. Hosts England were named champions on the basis of a controversial boundary count rule. https://cricwaves.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/7dnmJjm7Qt_drh-sevawcirc/new-zealand-take-1-0-lead-over-india-in-odis-after-taylor-made-win.html Hosts New Zealand snapped their losing streak against India with a comprehensive four-wicket victory in the first ODI at Hamilton, chasing down a mammoth 348 for victory. https://cricwaves.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/B5FiHJj5HW_drh-sevawcirc/ross-taylor-elated-with-tom-lathams-showing-in-mumbai.html Ross Taylor was all praise on Tom Latham after the two added a record 200 runs for the fourth wicket as New Zealand defeated India by six wickets at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumba https://cricwaves.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/Yko4lc3IHh_drh-sevawcirc/review-failure-of-big-names-jolted-new-zealand-severely-in-india.html The India tour was always going to be a tough one for the Kiwis. History also suggested so. And, the results reflected their struggles. While they struggled in the Tests, they were more competitive in the one-day format, on expected lines https://cricwaves.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/RDFogD258w_drh-sevawcirc/ranchi-odi-dhonis-stunning-run-out-creates-ripples-on-social-media.html India may have lost the ODI at Ranchi, but skipper MS Dhoni’s run out of Ross Taylor at his home ground became an instant hit on social media https://cricwaves.appspot.com/cricket/news/articles/n6zQ0jlGjI_drh-sevawcirc/in-numbers-the-shocking-struggles-of-ross-taylor.html Former New Zealand captain Ross Taylor has had a terrible tour of India. He averages in the healthy 40 plus in both the Test and the ODI format, but has failed to reach fifty even once on this tour irrespective of the format