The New Zealand men's national cricket team represents New Zealand in men's international cricket. Named the Black Caps,they played their first Test in 1930 against England in Christchurch,becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. From 1930 New Zealand had to wait until 1956,more than 26 years,for its first Test victory,against the West Indies at Eden Park in Auckland. They played their first ODI in the 1972–73 season against Pakistan in Christchurch. New Zealand are the inaugural champions of World Test Championship which they won in 2021 and they have also won ICC KnockOut Trophy in 2000. They have played World cup Finals twice and T20 world cup final once. New Zealand cricket board is 10th richest cricket board in the world with total market cap of $9 million.
Glenn Maitland Turner played cricket for New Zealand and was one of the country's best and most prolific batsmen. He is the current head of the New Zealand Cricket selection panel.
Sir Cuthbert Gordon Greenidge is a retired Barbadian cricketer,who represented the West Indies in Test and One-day Cricket for 17 years,as well as Barbados and Hampshire in first-class cricket. Greenidge is regarded worldwide as one of the greatest and most destructive opening batsmen in cricket history. In 2009,Greenidge was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
Hanif Mohammad PP was a Pakistani cricketer. He played for the Pakistani cricket team in 55 Test matches between the 1952–53 season and the 1969–70 season. He averaged 43.98 scoring twelve centuries. At his peak,he was considered one of the best batsmen in the world despite playing at a time when Pakistan played very little Test cricket;Hanif played just 55 Test matches in a career spanning 17 years. In his obituary by ESPNcricinfo,he was honoured as the original Little Master,a title later assumed by Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar. He was the first Pakistani to score a triple hundred in a Test match.
Jamie Michael How is a former cricketer who has played Test match,One Day International and Twenty20 International cricket for New Zealand. He attended Palmerston North Boys' High School. In New Zealand domestic cricket,he plays for and captains Central Districts. How is a steady scoring,right-handed opening batsman and occasional off-spin bowler. He made his first-class debut in 2000–2001 and his international debut in 2005–2006.
Cheteshwar Arvind Pujara is an Indian cricketer and is the captain of Sussex County Cricket Club in County Championship. He plays for Saurashtra in Indian domestic cricket. Pujara is known for his disciplined batting style which made him an integral part of the Indian Test team for over a decade. His excellent batting was one of the main reasons of India winning their first-ever test series win in Australia.
Murali Vijay is a former Indian international cricketer who plays as a right-handed opening batsman. He was a regular member of the Indian Test team until 2018 and plays for Tamil Nadu in domestic first-class cricket. Vijay was a member of the Indian team that won the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy.
Mominul Haque,also known as Muminul Showrav,is a Bangladeshi cricketer who is a former captain of the Bangladesh national team in Test matches. He is a left-handed batter.
Thomas William Maxwell Latham is a New Zealand international cricketer who is the vice captain of New Zealand cricket team in Test matches and One Day Internationals. He is the son of former cricketer Rod Latham. He has the highest number of centuries among the New Zealand openers in Tests. Latham was a member of the New Zealand team that won the 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship
Mayank Anurag Agarwal is an Indian international cricketer who plays as a right-handed top-order batter. He plays for Karnataka cricket team in domestic cricket. He made his international debut for the India cricket team on 26 December 2018 against Australia at the MCG. He was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 8.5 Crore,in the 2023 Indian Premier League auction.
Mohammad Babar Azam,is a Pakistani international cricketer and captain of the Pakistan national cricket team in all formats,and is widely regarded as one of the finest batters in contemporary world cricket. He is presently the only cricketer in the world to be in the top 5 rankings across all formats and is currently ranked as the number one batter in ODIs,fourth in T20Is and fourth in Tests. A right-handed top-order batter,he captains Peshawar Zalmi in the PSL and Central Punjab in Pakistan's domestic cricket. With 42 wins,he is the joint most successful T20I captain of all time.
Peter Stephen Patrick Handscomb is an Australian cricketer who is the current captain for the Victoria cricket team.
Shreyas Santosh Iyer is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the Indian cricket team as a right-handed batter. He has played in all formats for the Indian team. Iyer scored a century in his debut test match and a half-century in the second innings against New Zealand in November 2021 and became the first Indian player to do so. Iyer plays for Mumbai in domestic cricket and captains Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League. He played for the India Under-19 cricket team at the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup..He was named in India Squad for 2023 Cricket World Cup.
The New Zealand cricket team toured Australia from 23 October to 1 December 2015 to play three Test matches and four tour matches. The third match of the series at the Adelaide Oval was the first ever day-night Test. Michael Hussey captained the Prime Minister's XI side for the tour match,and in preparation for the day-night Test,a pink ball was used in this game. Australia won the series 2–0,with victories in Brisbane and Adelaide,with the second Test in Perth being drawn.
Devon Philip Conway is a South African–born New Zealand cricketer who plays for the New Zealand cricket team. In March 2020,the International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed that Conway would be eligible to play for New Zealand from 28 August 2020. In May 2020,New Zealand Cricket awarded him a central contract,ahead of the 2020–21 season.
Henry Michael Nicholls is a New Zealand cricketer who represents the New Zealand national team and plays for Canterbury in domestic first-class cricket. He has two older brothers,one of whom,Willy Nicholls,is a media correspondent for the Black Caps and White Ferns. He has also been the captain of the reserve A side since 2017. Nicholls was a member of the New Zealand team that won the 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship.
Daryl Joseph Mitchell is a New Zealand cricketer who plays all formats of the game for the New Zealand national team and represents Canterbury in domestic cricket. He is the son of New Zealand rugby union coach and former player John Mitchell.
The Pakistani cricket team toured Australia in December 2016 to play three Test matches and five One Day Internationals (ODIs). The 1st Test at The Gabba in Brisbane was a day/night match played with a pink ball. In preparation for the first Test,ten matches in Pakistan's 2016–17 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and the first round of matches in Australia's 2016–17 Sheffield Shield season were played as day/night matches. Ahead of the Test matches,Pakistan also played a first-class match against Cricket Australia XI.
Oliver John Douglas Pope is an English professional cricketer who plays for the England cricket team and Surrey County Cricket Club. He is a right-handed batter who occasionally plays as a wicket-keeper. He made his Test debut in 2018.
Shubman Gill is an Indian cricketer. Representing Indian cricket team at the international level,he also plays for Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League and Punjab in domestic cricket. Gill served as the vice-captain of the Indian Under-19 cricket team in the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup and won Player of the Tournament award. A right-handed opening batsman,Gill holds the record for youngest cricketer to score a double century in One Day International cricket and the highest T20I score by an individual for the Indian team. He also holds the record for the fastest player to score 2000 runs in ODIs.
