Ross Taylor quashes retirement talks, says enjoying WTC title triumph
Cricket | Jun 30, 2021, 06:11 PM ISTRoss Taylor, who was part of the WTC-winning New Zealand side last week, said that he 'still loves' playing for the country.
Ross Taylor, who was part of the WTC-winning New Zealand side last week, said that he 'still loves' playing for the country.
Days before taking on the Virat Kohli-led India, New Zealand had played a tough two-Test series against hosts England, winning 1-0.
Kohli and Williamson had met for the first time during the 2008 ICC U-19 World Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia where India had defeated New Zealand by three wickets in the semi-final.
Rishabh Pant was assigned wicketkeeping duties while Ravichandran Ashwin featured as the lone spinner in Chopra's set-up.
The shirt is signed by the entire Black Caps squad.
Jamieson, who was the Man of the Match for his seven wickets in the final, said he felt nervous while watching the action from the dressing room.
New Zealand beat India by eight wickets in the rain-affected WTC final in Southampton with Williamson scoring an unbeaten half-century in a modest 139-run chase.
Tendulkar said India needed one good partnership on the last day to draw the game, and that even after losing three early wickets, the team could have put New Zealand under pressure by posting a decent total.
India lost to New Zealand by eight wickets in WTC Final, with Gill, opening with Rohit Sharma, scoring 28 and 8 runs, respectively.
New Zealand received USD 1.6 million (Rs 12 crore approximately) along with an ICC Test Championship Mace for winning the rain-marred inaugural Test championship final.
However, the team's inspirational skipper Kane Williamson and a few others were not part of the group that landed here on Saturday morning.
Amarnath said the games finishing in two days like the day-night Test against England in Ahmedabad is not fair competition.
The Kiwis, who beat India by eight wickets in the World Test Championship final this week, will go straight into a 14-day quarantine on arrival home via Singapore.
Stretching India's eight-year wait for ICC silverware, Kohli's men suffered an eight-wicket loss against the Kiwis on the final day of the marquee clash.
The players have a three-week break before they reassemble in the UK on July 14 for the five Tests against England beginning in Nottingham from August 4.
Under Kohli, India has finished as the No.1-ranked Test side for five consecutive years. He recently also surpassed MS Dhoni's record for most Test matches as the captain of the Indian team.
McCullum, who captained the team to the 2015 World Cup final, was happy that stalwarts Williamson and Ross Taylor completed the winning formalities.
Former India opener Virender Sehwag shared a meme from popular web series Mirzapur after India's loss in WTC Final.
Southee believes that the crucial wickets of India captain Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara on the final day had set up his side's triumph.
It is the first major ICC trophy for New Zealand, who had reached back-to-back ODI World Cup final in 2015 and 2019, since 2000.
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