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The Indian Cricket Team


Wellington, Feb 1 :  The Indian team was on Saturday docked 40 per cent of its match fee for slow over-rate in the fourth T20 International against New Zealand at the Westpack Stadium here.

ICC match referee Chris Broad imposed the sanctions after Virat Kohli's side was ruled to be two overs short of the target on Friday after time allowances were taken into consideration.

"In accordance with Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to minimum over-rate offences, players are fined 20 per cent of their match fees for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time," the ICC said in a statement.

On-field umpires Chris Brown and Shaun Haig, and third umpire Ashley Mehrotra had levelled the charges.

Skipper Kohli pleaded guilty to the offence and accepted the sanction, so there was no need for a formal hearing.

India beat New Zealand in the super over to stretch their lead to 4-0 in the five-match series.
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WELLINGTON, Feb 19: Air New Zealand warned on Monday flights in and out of New Zealand faced major disruptions this week due to Cyclone Gita, set to hit the country on Tuesday, and encouraged passengers to defer travelling.
"We are anticipating significant disruption to our domestic network as well as some international services over the coming week," the airline said in a travel alert on its web site.
Air New Zealand said it would not reimburse passengers for any costs or penalties like hotels and meals if flight schedules were disrupted.
"Any customer who chooses to commence their journey as planned must be advised that they do so at their own risk," the airline said.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the government was keeping a close eye on the cyclone and urged people to take local civil defence warnings seriously.
New Zealand's MetService issued severe weather warnings for most of the country's South Island, expected to be hit by heavy rain and gale-force winds, while it said western areas of the North Island will face strong northerly winds.
Cyclone Gita hit the Pacific island nations of Fiji and Tonga last week, packing winds up to 275 km per hour and causing widespread destruction and flooding. It earlier caused extensive damage in Samoa and American Samoa.
Authorities along the country's remote West Coast were meeting on Monday evening to decide whether to declare a state of emergency for the region, parts of which were still reeling from a huge storm that hit at the start of February. REUTERS
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Wellington, Jan 19: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced that she is pregnant, according to a BBC News report on Friday.
Ms Ardern said she and her partner, Clarke Gayford, were expecting their child in June, after which she planned to take a six-week break.
"And we thought 2017 was a big year!" she wrote on Instagram.
Ms Ardern, 37, became New Zealand's youngest prime minister since 1856 when she formed a centre-left coalition in October.
She was flooded with support after making the announcement on her social media profiles on Friday.
Ms Ardern's Labour Party came second in September's election, where no party was able to secure a majority.
She formed a government with the backing of Winston Peters, leader of the small New Zealand First party.
"As is the case when I am overseas, Mr Peters will act as prime minister, working with my office while staying in touch with me," Ms Ardern said in a statement reported by the New Zealand Herald on Friday.
"I fully intend to be contactable and available throughout the six-week period when needed."
Ms Ardern said she discovered her pregnancy only six days before learning she would be prime minister, and it was "100 per cent a surprise".
"I am not the first woman to multi-task. I am not the first woman to work and have a baby - there are many women who have done this before," she said.
Mr Gayford would be a "stay-at-home" dad, she added.
Two of New Zealand's former prime ministers were among the first to offer congratulations. UNI
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WELLINGTON, Nov 8: Britain's Anthony Joshua and New Zealander Joseph Parker are keen to fight each other in a heavyweight title clash early next year but the finances have to be right for both boxers, Parker's promoter said on Wednesday.
Joshua holds the IBF, WBA and IBO heavyweight titles, while Parker holds the WBO crown.
American Deontay Wilder holds the WBC title. "Eddie Hearn and I have exchanged emails," David Higgins told reporters in Auckland about talks with Joshua's promoter. "My message was Joe would fight Joshua next and Hearn's message was that Joshua would fight Parker next. "It's now a question of the deal and money. Higgins said if they were able to agree to a fight it would probably be next March or April.He added he had also been in talks with Wilder's camp.
The American knocked out Bermane Stiverne in New York last Saturday and then accused Joshua of 'dodging' a showdown. "They have put a figure on the table.
It wasn't enough," Higgins said. "If they put the right amount of money on the table we will go to America to fight Wilder. British media have reported that Joshua had indicated he would like to fight Wilder by the middle of 2018. Parker's trainer, Kevin Barry, said he was keen to get the 25-year-old in the ring as soon as possible against the Briton. Joshua defeated late replacement Carlos Takam in Cardiff last month and Barry said the France-based Cameroonian had exposed the Briton's weaknesses before the 10th-round stoppage. "That Joshua fight puts everything into perspective now," Barry said. "Takam had done no sparring.
He tested Joshua right to the end. We saw how gassed Joshua was. "We all saw that Joshua could not hurt Takam. That showed me that he is very beatable. He can't knock you out with one punch. He is very robotic.  "I think the guy is there for the taking and I want us to get in front of him before someone else beats him." If the Joshua bout did not come off then Parker could fight unbeaten Australian Lucas Browne instead, Higgins said. "We have been in talks for a few weeks with his promoters," Higgins added. "There is no deal. We have loosely agreed terms and principles and it is possible if we decide it is the best option." Barry said Parker would now enter a training camp in Auckland before heading back to Las Vegas in mid-January. REUTERS
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Wellington, Oct 25: New Zealand First party leader Winston Peters has been appointed deputy prime minister and foreign minister, a statement by Prime Minister-designate Jacinda Ardern said here on Wednesday. Peters gave winning stride to the Labour party through a coalition deal. The elections for the position were held on September 23. UNI
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WELLINGTON, Oct 13: Pakistan will be Ireland's first test opponents next May after the two countries reached an agreement at the International Cricket Council (ICC) meeting in New Zealand.
Ireland and Afghanistan were given full test status by the ICC in June, taking the total number of test-playing countries to 12.
Bangladesh were the last team to gain test status in 2000.
"We are excited to welcome Pakistan to Ireland for our inaugural test match next year," Cricket Ireland Chief Executive Warren Deutrom said in a statement.
"It has been our wish to make our test debut in front of our own fans within 12 months of becoming a test nation, and against a big team, so I'm delighted.
" Deutrom said a venue and exact date for the test had yet to be confirmed, but the country has played one-day internationals in both Belfast and Dublin.
Captain William Porterfield said it was a massive step forward for the side.
"It's fantastic news for Irish cricket," Porterfield added.
"It's going to be a bit special and it's always great to be a part of history.
"Test cricket is the pinnacle of our sport and I know how much this game will mean to not only the players but all involved with Irish cricket.
"It'll be another step on what has been an incredible journey for our sport in a relatively short passage of time.  REUTERS
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