BLACKCAPS v INDIA

The National Bank Series

Indian Profiles


Mahendra Singh Dhoni

RHB, Wicketkeeper
Mahendra Singh Dhoni is the current captain of the Indian team.  His has a cool temperament and astute tactical skills and has led India to wins in the 2007 Twenty20 World Cup and 2007/08 CB series.  He is one of the most destructive batsmen in world cricket.


Dinesh Karthik

RHB, Wicketkeeper
Dinesh Karthik is a talented wicket-keeper batsman who debuted in 2004, was dropped and has now forced his way back into the Indian team on the back of solid domestic form.


Gautam Gambhir

LHB, Legbreak
Gambhir is a prolific run-scorer for the Indian team in all forms of the game and is one-half of the formidable opening partnership at the top of the order along with Virender Sehwag.


Harbhajan Singh

RHB, Right-arm off-break
Harbhajan Singh is a passionate cricket and One of the worlds best off spinners. He was the first Indian bowler to take a hat-trick in test cricket.


Irfam Pathan

LHB, Left-arm Fast-medium
The left-arm fast-medium bowler is often compared to the great Kapil Dev because of his ability to swing the ball and talent with the bat.


Ishant Sharma

RHB, Right-arm Fast
Ishant Sharma is a genuine quick and has been clocked at more the 150kph. He stands at 192cm and his high action allows him to extract a great deal of bounce.


Munaf Patel

RHB, Right-arm Fast-medium
Munaf Patel is a fast-medium bowler who bustles into the crease. He has a decent variety including a useful Yorker and the ability to swing the ball both ways.


Pragyan Ojha

LHB, Left-arm slow
Pragyan Ojha is an up-and-coming left-arm spinner. He has come through the ranks representing the Indian Under 19’s before going on to make his ODI debut in 2008.


Praveen Kumar

RHB, Right-arm medium
Praveen Kumar is a line and length medium pacer who how has the ability to swing the ball both ways, especially when handed the new ball.  He can be a destructive hitter down the order.


Ravindra Jadeja

LHB, Left-arm orthodox
Ravindra Jadeja is a young all-rounder who bats left handed and left-arm orthodox. He was part of the Indian Under 19 team that lost the final in 2006.


Rohit Sharma

RHB, Right-arm offbreak
Rohit Sharma is a classy middle order batsman and useful right-arm off-break bowler as well as an athletic fielder.  He was one of the leading run scorers in the 2008 IPL season with 404 runs at an average of 36.72.


Sachin Tendulkar

RHB, Right-arm offbreak
Sachin Tendulkar, often referred to as the Master Blaster, is one of the greatest batsmen of all time. He is the highest run scorer and century maker in test matches and ODI’s.


Suresh Raina

LHB, Right-arm offbreak
Suresh Raina is a brutal batsman who can hit a bowling attack to all parts of the ground. He is an energetic fielder who is regularly throws down the stumps when fielding in close.


Virender Sehwag

RHB, Right-arm offbreak
Virender Sehwag is one of the most destructive batsmen in world cricket. His test score of 319 is the highest by an Indian and was the fastest in world cricket. .


Yusuf Pathan

RHB, Right-arm offbreak
Yusuf Pathan is a hard hitting right handed batter and useful right-arm off-spinner. He is has a strike-rate of over 100 in ODI’s and scored a half century off only 21 ball’s in the IPL last season.


Yuvraj Singh

LHB, Left-arm orthodox
Yuvraj Singh is a dynamic fielder, hard hitting middle order batsman and handy left-arm orthodox spinner. He is vice-captain of the ODI team and hit an incredible six sixes of an over in the last Twenty20 World Cup.


Zaheer Khan

RHB, Left-arm fast-medium
Zaheer Khan is an aggressive left quick bowler who swings the ball both ways. He has made useful contributions down the order with the bat and holds the world record for the highest test score of 75 by a number 11 batsman.