India - New Zealand Upcoming Series.

[saurav_k]

if india was able to compete well in aus last year then i think this series will be definitely in india's bag........

new zealand tour is supposed to be tougher than australia.

reasons:

1) india has not been to new zealand in the last 6 years. almost all the players are visiting NZ for the first time

2) india's performance in the last tour of NZ was pathetic

3) conditions there are very tough ... tougher than australia. you dont get batting pitches in NZ like in australia.

[amitkool21]

new zealand tour is supposed to be tougher than australia.

reasons:

1) india has not been to new zealand in the last 6 years. almost all the players are visiting NZ for the first time

2) india's performance in the last tour of NZ was pathetic

3) conditions there are very tough ... tougher than australia. you dont get batting pitches in NZ like in australia.

ya you are rite.........on all points.....

and in NZ all the time winds are blowing so from one end if bowler can bowl on 135Kmph than from other end he get 5-6Kmph extra because of that wind factor........i read that somewhere on news paper by a player.........

[Rameshjeee]

Fixtures: India tour of New Zealand, 2008/09

All the time are Indian Standard Time.
All the matches will be show live on SET MAX.

Feb 25 (Wed): 11.30 AM: 1st T20I - AMI Stadium, Christchurch (Day/Night)
Feb 27 (Fri): 11.30 AM: 2nd T20I - Westpac Stadium, Wellington (Day/Night)

Mar 3 (Tue): 6:30 AM: 1st ODI - McLean Park, Napier (Day/Night)
Mar 6 (Fri): 6:30 AM: 2nd ODI - Westpac Stadium, Wellington (Day/Night)
Mar 8 (Sun): 6:30 AM: 3rd ODI - AMI Stadium, Christchurch (Day/Night)
Mar 11 (Wed): 6:30 AM: 4th ODI - Seddon Park, Hamilton (Day/Night)
Mar 14 (Sat): 6:30 AM: 5th ODI - Eden Park, Auckland (Day/Night)

Mar 18 - 22: 3:30 AM: 1st Test - Seddon Park, Hamilton
Mar 26 - 30: 3:00 AM: 2nd Test - McLean Park, Napier
Apr 3 - 7: 3:00 AM - 3rd Test - Basin Reserve, Wellington

[amitkool21]

Fixtures: India tour of New Zealand, 2008/09

Mar 3 - Tue 7: 3:00 AM - 3rd Test - Basin Reserve, Wellington

edit the post sir jeeee......and BTW thanx for the info.........

[Rameshjeee]

edit the post sir jeeee......and BTW thanx for the info.........

Edited, thank you...

[amitkool21]

now i can see that was a very long tour........good for INDIA's future coz all players are new and have to get prepared in all conditions for next world cup......

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i love to watch world cup if it was in Australia and NZ

[aashaka_gandhi]

Squad for the tour of New Zealand:

Dhawal Kulkarni receives maiden call-up ; L Balaji's fine form in his comeback domestic season has earned him a place on the Test squad to tour New Zealand

Test squad:
Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt/wk), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, Munaf Patel, M Vijay, Amit Mishra, L Balaji, Dhawal Kulkarni, Dinesh Karthik (wk)

ODI squad:
Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt/wk), Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, Praveen Kumar, Irfan Pathan, Munaf Patel, Pragyan Ojha, Dinesh Karthik (wk)

Twenty20 squad:
Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt/wk), Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Yusuf Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, Irfan Pathan, Ravindra Jadeja, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, Praveen Kumar, Munaf Patel, Pragyan Ojha, Dinesh Karthik (wk)

dunno abt the test team....but with dravid in....i ve my doubts for India to win....

but ODI & 20-20 looks like we r gonna beat em for sure....!!!! as such being an Indian i totally support the Indian Team.....!!!!!


well atleast setmax is better than neo for sure.........on neo sports i feel thy show the advertisements n if theres time thy ll show the match......

[Sid]

new zealand tour is supposed to be tougher than australia.

reasons:

1) india has not been to new zealand in the last 6 years. almost all the players are visiting NZ for the first time

2) india's performance in the last tour of NZ was pathetic

3) conditions there are very tough ... tougher than australia. you dont get batting pitches in NZ like in australia.

India can win because :

1 ) Since past 2 years India is playing a lot better on foreign tours ...

2) India managed to win the Perth test which is one of the most bouncy tracks......completely different to ehat we have in India

[Dragon]

Fixtures: India tour of New Zealand, 2008/09

All the time are Indian Standard Time.
All the matches will be show live on SET MAX.

Feb 25 (Wed): 11.30 AM: 1st T20I - AMI Stadium, Christchurch (Day/Night)
Feb 27 (Fri): 11.30 AM: 2nd T20I - Westpac Stadium, Wellington (Day/Night)

Mar 3 (Tue): 6:30 AM: 1st ODI - McLean Park, Napier (Day/Night)
Mar 6 (Fri): 6:30 AM: 2nd ODI - Westpac Stadium, Wellington (Day/Night)
Mar 8 (Sun): 6:30 AM: 3rd ODI - AMI Stadium, Christchurch (Day/Night)
Mar 11 (Wed): 6:30 AM: 4th ODI - Seddon Park, Hamilton (Day/Night)
Mar 14 (Sat): 6:30 AM: 5th ODI - Eden Park, Auckland (Day/Night)

Mar 18 - 22: 3:30 AM: 1st Test - Seddon Park, Hamilton
Mar 26 - 30: 3:00 AM: 2nd Test - McLean Park, Napier
Apr 3 - 7: 3:00 AM - 3rd Test - Basin Reserve, Wellington

Thanks for the info Ramesh, I found the local NZ time so didn't paste it over here to avoid confusion. Thanks for you help mate

[saurav_k]

dunno abt the test team....but with dravid in....i ve my doubts for India to win....

but ODI & 20-20 looks like we r gonna beat em for sure....!!!! as such being an Indian i totally support the Indian Team.....!!!!!


well atleast setmax is better than neo for sure.........on neo sports i feel thy show the advertisements n if theres time thy ll show the match......

well ... i dont want to start a long discussion about dravid ... but he was one of the very few good performers from india on their last tour to NZ ..

[cableguy]

New uniforms, strangely SAHARA is more easier to see, while INDIA is not that clear. Also too much orange.

[saurav_k]

the color looks good ... nice change

[amitkool21]

but i like the old one colour.......which is ocean Blue....

[saurav_k]

but i like the old one colour.......which is ocean Blue....

the new jersey has many features:

1) new color - looks cool to me ... better than the previous one, unique

2) the collar, numbers, text "India" - in orange color - good use of a true indian color - these things were previously in yellow

3) the jersey is lighter than before

4) more scientifically designed - will keep the bodies of players cool in humid conditions and vice-versa

and above all - A change was needed .. that color was being used for many many years ... all teams have changes their jersey colors to different shades at some point of time or other ...

[Rameshjeee]

I am really looking forward to this series..It will be a really good one. Indian team is in good form & the conditions in NZL won't be that easy. I always believed that its tough playing in NZL than playing in Australia & South Africa.

The grounds in NZL are small, so it will to the advantage to our hard hitting batsmen...

[danny86]

India is going to win this tournament big time, Indian team now under the coach Gary Kristen(used to be one of my fav players) is more balanced and confident. Players like rohit sharma,yosuf n irfan pathan, ishant sharma, dinesh kartik dhoni,sehwag provide a dynamic and strong look to indian team. I also wish Sanchin Tendulkar n dravid open up and do what the team needs them to do, i doubt it if tendulkar has anymore cricket spirit left in him moreover he doesnt fit well in the team now(saying all this about sachin with all due respect).

[Dragon]

T20 matches will be starting at 11:30am, atleast this time, I will be able to see the matches, before my office

[saurav_k]

India is going to win this tournament big time,

too early to predict buddy ... lets see what happens ... take my word ... some matches will be really exciting ... very close matches are on cards ..

[danny86]

too early to predict buddy ... lets see what happens ... take my word ... some matches will be really exciting ... very close matches are on cards ..

i missed "i think"..

[amitkool21]

I always believed that its tough playing in NZL than playing in Australia & South Africa.

i also think so dear.........

[aashaka_gandhi]

well yes i m looking fwd to this series as well.....shud b gr8 fun watching it.....since our boys r doing extremely good!!!!

i dunno sumhow preffered the earlier ocean blue coloured tees....but neva mind...this ones good n bright too.....

[Rameshjeee]

Sachin Tendulkar alone has scored 3263 more Test runs than the whole New Zealand Test side put together.

[Sid]

i doubt it if tendulkar has anymore cricket spirit left in him moreover he doesnt fit well in the team now(saying all this about sachin with all due respect).

what made you say this........???

he is such a great player.........

[saurav_k]

i missed "i think"..

didnt get you?

[gothic_coder]

i doubt it if tendulkar has anymore cricket spirit left in him moreover he doesnt fit well in the team now

Are you talking about tendulkar?? I mean who will say that there's no spirit left in tendulkar.. As rameshjee mentioned sachin has scored 3263 more runs than new-zealand team together... How many times he need to prove himself..

Ofcourse you've all the right to say anything but in this context i don't agree with you, though you all said with all due respect to sachin