India and New Zealand are going to take part in a series of Test and T20
matches. New
Zealand
is traveling India this time and there will be two Test matches and two T20 matches. The
first match of the series will be from August 23 and it will be the first Test.
On the other hand, the last match or the second T20 will be played on September
11. With this New Zealand tour, India is starting its home series of the season.
Indian supporters are
looking for a total win. They are expecting that they will be able to defeat New Zealand by total margin or will carry a whitewash of the
Kiwis. Indian fans need this kind of win because they feel somewhat demoralized
after a terrible year of 2011. In 2011, India at first won the World Cup event but then lost
very bad way to Australia and New Zealand. So, Indian supporters are expecting a revival of
cricket with this series.
Times
of India wrote:
Tendulkar, 39, the world's
leading batsman with an unprecedented 100 international centuries, was in April
nominated to the upper house of parliament, the Rajya Sabha, for his
contribution to the nation.
The record-breaking batsman, who made his Test
debut in 1989, insisted the honour would not distract him from contributing to
the team's resurgence.
"It is an honour to be nominated to
parliament. I have not fought an election," Tendulkar said in a recent
interview. "But I am an active cricketer and I will be focused on the
game."
Things don’t look right
for New
Zealand
either. They recently lost to West
Indies and these days
hardly any cricket team can hope of having good form after losing to West Indies. West
Indies is considered to
be one of the weakest teams and losing to them is not a very happy thing.
The main problem for New Zealand cricket is that the sports is losing way in the
country. It no longer enjoys the popularity that once it had and New Zealand is failing to produce good players on a regular
basis. So, the New Zealand supporters are not expecting anything big and time
difference mean that many fans in New Zealand will be sleeping when the T20 matches will take
place.
Stuff
wrote:
More of the same would be
what Jamie Siddons expects from the Black Caps on their two-test tour of India.
Thrashed 2-0 by the West Indies in their most recent series, New Zealand face an even more difficult assignment when they
meet India in the first test at Hyderabad, starting on Thursday.
Siddons, the former Bangladesh and now Wellington coach, wasn't glued to every ball beamed back from
the Caribbean. But he saw enough to form some pretty strong
hunches about what will now transpire in India.
Cricket is still the most
popular sports in India and its popularity is showing no sign of decreasing. However, right
now India is a fifth ranked team and this is something that
is not enjoyed by anyone in the country. India has more than one billion people and cricket is
next to religion or almost like a religion for them. So, India needs to win and improve their ranking and if they
cannot do a whitewash against New Zealand then the fans will surely disappointed.
Many Indian supporters are
worried that there is no Rahul Dravid or even VVS Laxman. VVS Laxman just
announced his retirement and also clock is ticking for Sachin Tendulkar who is
now 39 years old. Tendulkar is now a parliament member and it will be
interesting to note whether this political role has any negative impact on his
ability to play cricket. So, Tendulkar needs to get some runs to show the world
that he is still one of the top players not only for India but in the whole world.
The two T20 matches are
taking place before T20 World Cup 2012 and it will be a very good practice for
both India and New Zealand. This time, it is the T20 World Cup 2012 that is
taking place in South Asia and that is why Indian supporters are expecting
that they can win it.
If you are looking for the
schedule of India and New Zealand series then here it is:
|
Date
|
Teams
|
Time
|
Venue
|
|
August 23-27, 2012 (Thursday)
|
India vs New Zealand- 1st Test
|
GMT 04:00
IST 09:30
BDT 10:00
|
Rajiv
Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
|
|
August 31-
September 4 (Friday)
|
India vs New Zealand- 2nd Test
|
GMT 04:00
IST 09:30
BDT 10:00
|
M
Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
|
|
September 8
(Saturday)
|
India vs New Zealand- 1st T20
|
GMT 14:30
IST 20:00
BDT 20:30
|
Indira
Priyadarshini Stadium, Visakhapatnam
|
|
September
11 (Wednesday)
|
India vs New Zealand- 2nd T20
|
GMT 14:30
IST 20:00
BDT 20:30
|
MA
Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
|
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