London: New Zealand great Daniel Vettori said he was looking forward to returning to international action in the first one-dayer against England at Lord's on Friday. The 34-year-old left-arm spinner, who has been struggling with an Achilles injury, last played international cricket in a World Twenty20 match against England in Sri Lanka last September. Friday's match will be his first 50 overs per side international since he took time out...
08:43 PM, May 30, 2013
Leeds: Spinner and former skipper Daniel Vettori ruled himself out of the second Test at Headingley, ensuring New Zealand will take on England with an all-pace attack from Friday. Vettori's decision to put the team first rather than play a 112th Test and become the sole New Zealand record-holder for caps, means fast bowler Doug Bracewell will complement a seam attack with Tim Southee, Trent Boult and Neil Wagner. "It's...
08:35 AM, May 24, 2013
Leeds: Daniel Vettori was on Thursday ruled out of playing in the second and final Test against England starting at Leeds on Friday after doubts over his ability to last a five-day match. Former captain Vettori hasn't played a Test for nearly a year, mainly because of Achilles trouble, and was only originally selected for the one-day leg of this tour. But a calf injury suffered by his fellow left-arm...
06:14 PM, May 23, 2013
The sixth season of the IPL has reached its business end and the big boys are all set to fight it out for the coveted trophy. The likes of Chris Gayle, Shane Watson, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Michael Hussey, and Shikhar Dhawan ruled the roost in the league stages with others putting up their best supporting acts for their respective teams. But, like everything in life, the exciting of the...
08:27 AM, May 22, 2013
Wellington: Former Test captain Daniel Vettori and top order batsman Martin Guptill have been recalled for New Zealand's tour of England in May and June after recovering from injury. Vettori, who has been battling a long-term Achilles injury, was included in the ODI squad that will also contest Champions Trophy in June, but not the Test side. The 34-year-old retired from limited-overs cricket following the 2011 World Cup in a...
08:13 AM, Apr 05, 2013
The injured New Zealand allrounder has picked out James Anderson as the dangerman for New Zealand in the Test series starting Wednesday. ...
02:50 PM, Mar 04, 2013
Brendon McCullum was named the captain of the New Zealand cricket team on Friday after Ross Taylor was being fired as captain. ...
02:57 PM, Dec 07, 2012
Vettori will miss New Zealand's tour to South Africa starting later this month because of an Achilles tendon injury. ...
09:59 AM, Dec 05, 2012
The match was abandoned due to rain with Sri Lanka 6/0 in two overs chasing 72 runs (D/L) to win. ...
07:24 PM, Oct 30, 2012
Astle averages 22 with the bat in New Zealand's domestic first-class competition and has taken 127 wickets at 34.79 with his leg breaks. ...
08:28 AM, Oct 11, 2012
Saeed Ajmal took 4 for 30 as Pakistan survived a late New Zealand charge to register a 13-run victory. ...
07:12 PM, Sep 23, 2012
New Zealand's key bowlers Daniel Vettori and Tim Southee are likely to recover in time for their opening match. ...
07:40 PM, Sep 20, 2012
Five SA players have fallen ill but are expected to be fit for the team's first match against Zimbabwe. ...
06:39 PM, Sep 19, 2012
Narine was the top choice of the 32-person voting academy, coming out ahead of Chandimal, Bracewell and Pattinson. ...
06:30 PM, Sep 15, 2012
India could only make 11 runs in the last over, falling short by one run, as New Zealand clinch the two-match series 1-0. ...
06:41 PM, Sep 11, 2012
Ross Taylor feels that return of senior players Daniel Vettori, Jacob Oram and Kyle Mills will help the Black Caps. ...
06:32 PM, Sep 07, 2012
Jeetan Patel says they know the art of "fight" and hoped of making a comeback in the first Test. ...
08:40 PM, Aug 24, 2012
New Zealand will take on India in the first of two Test matches without the services of Vettori. ...
08:13 AM, Aug 20, 2012
