After a crushing defeat in the first Test, India are now left with no breathing space as the 2nd and final Test at Christchurch is a do or die affair for them. New Zealand exposed India's weakness against swing and Hagley Oval is expected to have a similar&nbsp;pitch. Moreover, this ground is the most successful home venue for the Kiwis who have lost just 1 of their 6 Tests here, whereas India will play its first Test at the&nbsp;Hagley Oval on Saturday. Virat Kohli's men had a perfect wake up call in Wellington and the number 1 Test side is surely up for the Kiwi challenge and will look to avoid their first Test series defeat in 17 months.

After a crushing defeat in the first Test, India are now left with no breathing space as the 2nd and final Test at Christchurch is a do or die affair for them. New Zealand exposed India's weakness against swing and Hagley Oval is expected to have a similar pitch. Moreover, this ground is the most successful home venue for the Kiwis who have lost just 1 of their 6 Tests here, whereas India will play its first Test at the Hagley Oval on Saturday. Virat Kohli's men had a perfect wake up call in Wellington and the number 1 Test side is surely up for the Kiwi challenge and will look to avoid their first Test series defeat in 17 months.

After nine years of winning the World Cup, Master Blaster Sachin&nbsp;Tendulkar&nbsp;revealed his strategy that helped India to register the win even after losing the early wickets.&nbsp;Tendulkar&nbsp;and Sehwag&nbsp;speaking to Times of India recalled how in a short span of time the&nbsp;meticulous idea&nbsp;of sending the out of form wicketkeeper-batsman MS Dhoni ahead of an in-form&nbsp;Yuvraj&nbsp;Singh&nbsp;worked for the Indian team. While revealing the reason behind it, Tendulkar&nbsp;said that had left-hander&nbsp;Gambhir&nbsp;got out, left-hander&nbsp;Yuvraj&nbsp;would have gone in and if right-hander&nbsp;Virat&nbsp;got out Dhoni&nbsp;would have gone to bat. After Virat&nbsp;was out in the 22nd over, Dhoni&nbsp;who agreed to the suggestion marched in which at first&nbsp;stunned the spectators but later turned out crucial for India who then easily beat&nbsp;Sri&nbsp;Lanka&nbsp;by 6 wickets&nbsp;to become the first country to win the&nbsp;World Cup at home.

With dark clouds looming over the future of the&nbsp;13th edition of the Indian Premier League, former Rajasthan&nbsp;Royals' coach Paddy Upton believes that fringe players and players who were just starting in their careers would feel the pinch of this forced break. In an interview to the Times of India, Upton said that for athletes, there would be a range of experiences, from welcome relief for the established to anxiety and insecurity, both professionally and financially, for possibly a greater number. The 51-year-old South African added that&nbsp;IPL is a huge highlight on the calendar for many cricketers, and a cash cow. Those players who have very recently broken through to the next level, would naturally be feeling this break very disruptive.

Former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh&nbsp;on Sunday participated&nbsp;in Prime Minister Narendra&nbsp;Modi's appeal to light candles and diyas&nbsp;and also pledged to donate Rs. 50 lakh&nbsp;to the PM-CARES fund to help fight the Covid-19 pandemic. Yuvi&nbsp;tweeted to say that we are stronger when we stand together.

While interviewing former Australia batsman Dean Jones in his Youtube channel, former Pakistan captain Wasim&nbsp;Akram&nbsp;gave Pakistan Cricket team an interesting football comparison. He called Pakistan&nbsp;the Brazil of cricket when it comes to producing young cricketers. During the interview Dean Jones said that cricketers in Australia come up in international circuit only after a certain age but in Pakistan young kids take over the world.

Former England captain opened up on the controversy&nbsp;between him and Kevin Pietersen&nbsp;and feels that he could have managed&nbsp;it better. In a podcast with Sky sports, Strauss said that he feels like he didn't do enough work with KP. There came a time where some of the people Pietersen was close to in the team, either retired or got dropped, there was an opportunity to not bring him in, but spend time with him and make sure his views were considered. Strauss added that if him&nbsp;and the management had time to think it out clearly, they could have managed it better. Tensions between Strauss and Pietersen&nbsp;had left a dent on England cricket during the 2012-13 season which saw the&nbsp;latter being permanently sacked&nbsp;from the national side.&nbsp;

Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen&nbsp;left fans in splits as he shared a&nbsp;hilarious video of a man who manages to enjoy cricket even during lockdown. Pietersen&nbsp;even called the man a&nbsp;genius.

BCCI&nbsp;president Sourav&nbsp;Ganguly&nbsp;extended his support for those affected by the coronavirus&nbsp;pandemic. Dada&nbsp;visited the ISKCON city centre in Kolkata&nbsp;which was feeding 10,000 people daily and helped them to&nbsp;double their capacity to 20,000 people every day. Thanking Ganguly,&nbsp;spokesperson and vice-president of ISKCON's&nbsp;Kolkata centre&nbsp;Radharaman Das&nbsp;tweeted to say that&nbsp;under&nbsp;dada&nbsp;ISKCON were confident to fight the battle of hunger for many families. He even called it as the best innings played by Ganguly.

In the hour of need, England's star cricketers have agreed to make an initial donation worth 500,000 pounds to the England and Wales Cricket Board. The contribution which came in response to the financial crisis that has taken hit the sport is equivalent to the 20 percent reduction in the monthly retainers of the cricketers for the next three months. Meanwhile, women's team also volunteered for salary reduction for the next three months and ECB's chief executive Tom Harrison opted for a 25 percent pay cut.

All the South African cricketers who returned home on March 18 after their ODI tour of India got cancelled had no symptoms for COVID-19 and all have tested negative for the virus. Although all the Proteas cricketers had completed their necessary 14 day self-isolation period on Thursday but will remain under lockdown for the next two weeks as South Africa is under a 21-day lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19. The first match of the 3 ODI series in Dharamsala got washed out and the next two were cancelled amidst the virus scare.

In a bid to help in the battle against COVID-19, the iconic&nbsp;Edgbaston cricket stadium in England will be used as a coronavirus testing centre by the National Health Service. Interestingly, the stadium&nbsp;will be used as a drive-through testing centre for NHS staff.&nbsp;Those requiring tests will drive in and undergo the procedure while remaining in their vehicles. All sporting activities in the UK have been suspended to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

Prime Minister Narendra&nbsp;Modi on Friday did a video call with top sports stars of the nation. Stars like PV Sindhu, Mirabai&nbsp;Chanu&nbsp;&amp; former cricketers Sachin&nbsp;Tendulkar, Sourav&nbsp;Ganguly, Yuvraj&nbsp;Singh&nbsp;were in attendance&nbsp;as the group spoke about the challenges of fighting the Coronavirus&nbsp;pandemic. A total of 40 sports tars attended the conference call as India battles the pandemic with a rising number of positive cases in the country. The Prime Minister&nbsp;gave a five-point mantra of &lsquo;Sankalp,&nbsp;Sanyam,&nbsp;Sakaratmakta,&nbsp;Samman &amp; Sahyog&rsquo; to tackle the lockdown. PM added that the&nbsp;sportspersons have brought glory to the nation &amp; now have an important role to play in boosting the morale &amp; spreading positivity.

New Zealand Cricket on Friday admitted that their upcoming tours to Scotland, Ireland, Netherlands and West Indies slated in June and July are unlikely to take place. The Kiwis were to play 3 ODIs and 3T20Is in West Indies which will likely be cancelled due to the pandemic scare. Chief executive of New Zealand&nbsp;Cricket David White said that their August trip to Bangladesh was also in doubt. White also confirmed that the women's tour of Sri Lanka that was scheduled for later this month was postponed as the country goes under a 4-week lockdown to contain the spread of Covid-19.

With BCCI&nbsp;struggling to find a suitable window&nbsp;for&nbsp;the 13th edition of the IPL, former England captain Michael Vaughan&nbsp;has a suggestion. He proposed a shortened&nbsp;IPL of 5 weeks just before the T20 World Cup, which is set to take place in October-November.&nbsp;Vaughan further said that the short IPL will act as a great warm-up for the players leading up to the World Cup. However, India is scheduled to play the Asia Cup in September and will host England for 3 T20I and ODI matches after that.

England Cricketer Ben Stokes' driving skills will be put to test as the 2019 World Cup hero is gearing up to race in Forula&nbsp;One's 2nd virtual Grand Prix this weekend. Stokes will team up with Red Bull's Thai racer Alexander Albon&nbsp;for his first esports competition and will race against&nbsp; 5 Formula 1 drivers, including Ferrari&rsquo;s Charles Leclerc. In the absence of any real life action due to the coronavirus pandemic, Formula 1 has come up with virtual Grand Prix to provide some light entertainment.

They&rsquo;ve reached the final of the Indian Premier League thrice but Virat Kohli&rsquo;s Royal Challengers Bangalore have never won the title. In a chat with Kevin Pietersen on Instagram, Virat revealed that he feels his team plays very good cricket and deserve to win the title. The RCB skipper added that despite losing thrice in the finals, his team is very motivated to win the IPL crown.

In a career that has already spanned over a decade, Virat Kohli has seen plenty of ups and downs. In an interview with former English cricketer Kevin Pietersen, Virat revealed that winning the World Cup in 2011 was his best memory but being unable to perform in the 2014 Test tour of England was the lowest point of his career. Kohli averaged just 13.50 in 5 Tests across 10 innings as his highest score during that disastrous tour was just 39.

Ronaldo or Messi &ndash; That&rsquo;s the debate which keeps most football fans busy and now Indian skipper Virat Kohli has revealed his favourite. Kohli in an interview with Kevin Pietersen revealed that he prefers Cristiano Ronaldo over Lionel Messi due to his work ethic. Kohli added that Ronaldo&rsquo;s style of play and ethics made his a more attractive player than Messi. Being a die-hard football fan himself, Kohli&rsquo;s revelation might just swing the battle towards Ronaldo in this debate. &nbsp;

England's limited-overs&nbsp;captain Eoin Morgan feels that sport will have a huge role in uplifting spirits around the world once things get under control. The 2019 World Cup-winning captain said that isolation encourages idle minds. Sports can create that theatre and that level of expectation around what it's like to be outside again and be active. Morgan also praised Joss Buttler's gesture of raising &pound;65,000 by auctioning his World cup winning shirt and later directing the money towards a hospital to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic effectively.

MS Dhoni's&nbsp;six that helped India clinch the 2011 World Cup is cherished as an everlasting memory by the cricket fans across the nation. On the occasion of that historic victory's 9th anniversary, Gautam&nbsp;Gambhir&nbsp;who himself smashed a match-winning 97 in the final against Sri&nbsp;Lanka pointed out that the 2011 World Cup was won by the efforts of the entire team. Replying to a tweet, Gauti&nbsp;reminded the cricket portal that the tournament&nbsp;was won by the entire Indian team and&nbsp;all the support staff. Gambhir&nbsp;even said that it was high time they hit their obsession for a six.

April 2 holds a very special place in every Indian's heart as 9 year ago on this day the men in blue lifted the cricket World Cup after 28 years and become the first ever team to achieve the incredible feat on home soil. The moment was a bit more memorable for&nbsp;Sachin&nbsp;Tendulkar. The final was to be Tendulkar's last World Cup appearance, and the master blaster finally won cricket's ultimate&nbsp;prize in his 6th attempt.

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