With this win, New Zealand, who earlier had earned one point after a washout against Pakistan, are now in second spot with three points and have a chance to move to the semifinals, with their final Super Eight clash against semifinalists England being important.
After Sunday’s match against India, the New Zealand cricket team and their families on Tuesday met His Holiness the Dalai Lama at his residence in McLeodganj
IND vs NZ, ICC World Cup 2023: India elected to bowl first after Rohit Sharma won the toss against unbeaten New Zealand in their world cup match in Dharamshala.
Nicholls is a key member of New Zealand's Test squad. He has eight centuries in 46 games, with a 40.38 average.
Notably, New Zealand Cricket is currently having a camp for cricketer from the national men's and women's teams based in North Island.
"The reality is that it is a huge financial challenge for a lot of cricket boards to still run without any revenue coming in from games," Neesham said.
The 38-year-old former India opener believes the Black Caps have been putting up impressive performances in the World Cups but have never got the credit they deserve.
In normal circumstances, all these players would have been featuring in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
India are no longer the number 1 ranked Test team for the first time since October 2016 largely because they had a brilliant run in 2016-17, the results of which no longer influence the current rankings.
That Astle scored the double hundred in the fourth innings, chasing a mammoth 550 runs and against an opposition that boasted of a bowling line-up comprising of Matthew Hoggard, Andy Caddick and Ashely Giles made it all the more special.
