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Veteran opener Martin Guptill has sent a warning to the New Zealand team ahead of the three-match Test series against India. After the Bangladesh series, India's next red-ball assignment will be a three-match Test series against New Zealand. “ 199 run partnership, you think you've got India against the ropes, and then you've got these two come out and bat," …

Martin Guptill will be missed but he has not retired, says Kane Williamson after opener gives up central contract

Martin Guptill’s chances of playing a fourth 50-over World Cup have dimmed, with the opener dropped from New Zealand’s white-ball squad to play India. The 36-year-old batsman was a member of the Black Caps’ recent T20 World Cup squad in Australia but did not play a game as selectors opted for rising star Finn Allen to open with Devon Conway. …

New Zealand have announced their ODI and T20I squads for the upcoming home series against India as Kane Williamson-led side has made a bold decision to key senior members. Skipper Kane Williamson will once again lead New Zealand during the series, but there is no room for veteran opener Martin Guptill and left-arm quick Trent Boult. New Zealand T20I squad: …

India captain Rohit Sharma entered the record books once again when he hit his first six during his side's first T20I against Australia in Mohali to equal New Zealand opener Martin Guptill as the leading six-hitter in the history of T20I cricket during the series opener. Rohit needed 2 sixes to break Guptill's record but the Indian captain was dismissed …

The 35-year-old talismanic batter achieved the milestone on Wednesday en route his 31-ball 40 during New Zealand’s first T20I against Scotland in Edinburgh. Edinburgh: New Zealand opener Martin Guptill went past India captain Rohit Sharma to become the highest run scorer in T20 Internationals during the first game against Scotland in Edinburgh. Martin Guptill becomes the new #1 run scorer …

New Zealand opener Martin Guptill swapped places with Indian captain Rohit Sharma to become the highest run scorer in T20 Internationals, during the first game against Scotland in Edinburgh. Guptill’s opening partner Fun Allen also scored a stroke-filled maiden century in the shortest format, as the Black Caps posted 225/5 batting first. Apart from Rohit, Guptill is closely followed by …

New Zealand opener Martin Guptill went past India captain Rohit Sharma to become the highest run scorer in T20 Internationals, during the first game against Scotland here. Guptill’s opening partner Fin Allen also scored a stroke-filled maiden century in the shortest format, as the Black Caps posted 225/5 batting first. Apart from Rohit, Guptill is closely followed by former India …

India captain Rohit Sharma on Sunday broke Virat Kohli's record for the most 50-plus scores in the T20I internationals during the third and final T20I against New Zealand in Kolkata. Sharma’s 30th half-century in T20 internationals helped him go past compatriot Virat Kohli, who is rested from this series. Also, New Zealand opener Martin Guptill overtook Kohli to become the …

New Delhi: New Zealand opener Martin Guptill on Friday surpassed Virat Kohli to become the highest run-scorer in T20 Internationals. Guptill scored 31 runs off 15 balls with the help of three fours and two sixes and now has 3248 runs in 111 T20 Internationals with two centuries and 19 half-centuries to his name. India's former T20 skipper Virat Kohli …

New Zealand opener Martin Guptill finds India's Ravichandran Ashwin "very hard to get away" as the off-spinner has immaculate control over his line, length and speed. He was effective in the T20 World Cup and on Wednesday changed the course of the first T20 by removing two New Zealand batters in the same over. "It was not ideal losing Daryl …

Opener Martin Guptill's blistering 56-ball 93, which was built around monstrous sixes and authoritative batting, set up a 16-run win for New Zealand over a spirited Scotland in the T20 World Cup match in Dubai on Wednesday. One of New Zealand's prolific run-scorers over many years, Guptill added 105 runs for the fourth wicket with Glenn Phillips to put his …

New Zealand opener Martin Guptil, who suffered a toe injury against Pakistan, as the opening batsman is expected to be fit for the team's T20 World Cup clash against India, the country's cricket board said on Thursday. Guptill suffered a crushing blow to his left toe from a Haris Rauf delivery just before he was dismissed for 17 during New …

New Zealand opener Martin Guptill launched a brutal attack on the Australian bowlers during the second T20I in Dunedin. Guptill reached his half-century in merely 27 deliveries as the home side cruise towards a huge total in the game. The Kiwi opener, known for his big hitting prowess, didn't disappoint the crowd in Dunedin as he dispatched the ball into …

New Zealand opener Martin Guptill surpassed Brendon McCullum to become the leading run-scorer in T20Is with his second ton against Australia in Auckland. Guptill scored 105 runs in 54 balls, surpassing McCullum's ton scored in 50 balls. He also broke the record for the fastest T20I hundred scored by a New Zealand batsman, scoring it in 49 balls. Guptill joins …