Blair Tickner and spinner Michael Bracewell slogged all day in a Basin Reserve gale to bowl New Zealand to an innings and 58 run win over Sri Lanka in the second test and a sweep of the two-match series.
Batter David Warner will be part of the playing eleven for three match ODI series against India and also in frame for the WTC final at the Oval.
During the presser, Rohit Sharma answered questions about the recently-concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy, his captaincy, Virat Kohli and Ashwin-Jadeja combination.
The 30-year-old from Karnataka, however, made an impressive return, slamming a match-winning 75 not out in the first ODI against Australia in Mumbai on Friday night.
Virat Kohli ended his three-year century draught with a splendid 186 against Australia in the 4 test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
The WTC final will be played in June, right after the IPL. The T20 league's final will take place on May 29, while the WTC final will begin on June 7 at the Oval.
Kuhnemann said Ravindra Jadeja stuck to his "promise and spent about 15 minutes talking about everything" after India clinched the series 2-1 following the drawn fourth and final Test in Ahmedabad.
Kohli notched his Test century No. 28, the knock that helped India finish with 571 in reply to Australia's 480 in the drawn fourth and final game.
The WTC final will be played at The Oval in London from June 7-11, while the IPL ends on June 1.
India's spot in the WTC final against Australia was locked before the post-lunch session when Sri Lanka lost the Christchurch Test to New Zealand by two...
This is India's second successive entry into the WTC final, with the previous one coming in the inaugural cycle in 2021, where they lost to New Zealand.
Kane Williamson and Neil Wagner stole a bye from the last ball of the first cricket Test to beat Sri Lanka by two wickets and emphasize New Zealand's aptitude...
Marnus Labuschagne (22) and Travis Head (45) were at the crease when umpires called for lunch with Australia still trailing by 18 runs.
Kohli scored 186 in India's 571 as the fourth Test entered the fifth day and Australia need to bat out two sessions well to eke out a draw.
Axar scored 264 runs with three fifty-plus knocks -- 84 in Nagpur, 74 in Delhi and 79 in the ongoing match in Ahmedabad.
With a lead of 88 at close, India will have to go for the jugular on day five on a track where there is finally some turn and bounce on offer but not something...
On Sunday, Kolhi looked less like himself and more like Sachin Tendulkar against the Brett Lee-led Australian attack at Sydney in 2004.
Resuming the penultimate day on 289 for three, India rode on Kohli's first Test century in more than three years to get past the Australian total in the final...
Virat Kohli was batting at 135* with Axar Patel (38 not out) for company. Srikar Bharat departed for 44 just when he looked like contributing towards a big...
Gill slammed a patient 128 off 235 balls on day three of the game in Ahmedabad on Saturday.
With the intent to score quick runs in the first session, India lost Jadeja to Todd Murphy, but Virat Kohli (88 not out) and Srikar Bharat (25 not out) forged...
Having struck a purple patch, Gill has six hundreds to his name across formats, which comprise two Test hundreds, three ODI tons and a T20I hundred.
Gill, who batted for nearly six hours, scored a chanceless 128 off 235 balls to justify his selection in the playing XI ahead of KL Rahul. India scored 256...
Gill, who has been in sublime form across formats, justified his inclusion in the playing XI ahead of K L Rahul with a delectable 103 not out comprising 10...
Led by Mitchell and Henry with help from the inimitable Neil Wagner, New Zealand eked out a lead of 18. At stumps Sri Lanka was 83-3, a lead of 65 with Angelo...
