Shane Bond is urging Black Caps captain Daniel Vettori to step down from the national team's selection panel.

Mark Greatbatch has doffed his faded cricket cap to fellow marathoner Brendon McCullum.

The odds are stacked against the Black Caps winning the second test against India despite a Brendon McCullum led fightback.

New Zealand's cricketers must feel as if they have been rumbled in a dark alleyway by a cheeky, light fingered thief.

The Black Caps were in a strong position at stumps on day one of the second test against India.

Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir put on an opening stand of more than 150 as India reached 178 for two.

Jeetan Patel is determined to make a genuine difference on New Zealand's cricket tour of India.

Mark Greatbatch wants more tests in his team's schedule because he believes that arena best serves players wanting to develop their games.

Former Black Cap Hamish Marshall's request to be allowed to play for Ireland at next year's World Cup has been denied.

James Franklin has been called into the Blacks Caps squad for the remainder of the test series in India, replacing the injured Hamish Bennett.

The first session of the final day's play hasn't gone NZ's way in Ahmedabad.

Kane Williamson's father admits his son's debut hundred was an "extremely nervous" experience for the family watching back in Tauranga.

Chris Martin celebrates with Brendon McCullum after igniting NZ's victory hopes against India.

Kane Williamson rewrote the record books by scoring a test cricket century on debut for New Zealand against India today.

Comeback king Jesse Ryder and rookie Kane Williamson led a disciplined batting effort which served New Zealand's purposes perfectly well as they prospered at a sedate rate in the third cricket test against India today.