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New Zealand all-rounder Corey Anderson took retirement from all forms of Cricket

December 6, 2020

New Zealand all-rounder, Corey Anderson has declared his retirement from all forms of cricket.
Anderson has played 13 Tests, 49 ODIs and 31 T20Is for New Zealand, scoring 2277 runs with two hundred and 10 half-centuries and 90 wickets.

New Zealand announces climate emergency

December 3, 2020

New Zealand has announced a “climate emergency” and promised to make its public sector carbon neutral by 2025.
New Zealand now ties up 32 other countries that have declared a climate emergency. They include Japan, Canada, France and the United Kingdom.

New Zealand’s Greg Barclay appointed as new ICC Chairman

November 26, 2020

Auckland-based commercial lawyer and director of New Zealand Cricket (NZC) since 2012, Greg Barclay has been selected as the new chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC), after the second round of voting.

Ravi Shankar Prasad releases an International version of the UMANG App

November 24, 2020

Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, Ravi Shankar Prasad has released the UMANG mobile app International version in coordination with Ministry of External Affairs for select countries that consist of USA, UK, Canada, Australia, UAE, Netherlands, Singapore and New Zealand.

RCEP: 15 Asia-Pacific countries form the world’s largest trading bloc

November 16, 2020

15 Asia Pacific countries have signed the world’s biggest free trade deal, led by China, on the sidelines of the 37th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit.
The deal called ‘Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)’, is the world’s largest trading bloc, comprising of 10 Southeast Asian countries, as well as South Korea, China, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.

Priyanca Radhakrishnan becomes first-ever Indian-origin minister of New Zealand

November 1, 2020

New Zealand’s first-ever minister of India-origin Priyanca Radhakrishnan after Prime Minister of New Zealand.

New Zealand postponed its General Election to October 17 due to COVID-19 pandemic

August 18, 2020

The Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern announced that the General election of the country is postponed by four weeks to October 17. This decision has been taken due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. As per the country’s law, Elections are to be held before November 21.

Australia and New Zealand are designated hosts for 2023 Women’s football World Cup

June 26, 2020

Australia and New Zealand were given the liberty to host the 2023 Women’s World Cup football tournament by a satisfactory margin after a vote by the FIFA Council on 25th June.

New Zealand cricket announces ANZ Cricket Awards.

May 4, 2020

New zealand cricket team has announced Annual New Zealand Cricket awards. Here is the list of winners:
ANZ international Women’s ODI player of the Year: Suzie Bates
ANZ international Men’s ODI player of the Year:Kane Williamson
ANZ international Women’s T-20 player of the Year: Sophie Devine
ANZ international Men’s T-20 player of the Year: Ross Taylor.

Leo Carter becomes 7th cricketer to hit six 6s in an over

January 7, 2020

New Zealand‘s batsman Leo Carter has become the seventh batsman in the history of cricket to smash six 6s in an over. He achieved the feat in New Zealand’s domestic T20 tournament Super Smash. Representing Canterbury, he smashed Knight’s bowler Anton Devcich for six 6s in the 16th over of the innings.

Other 6 players who have achieved the feat are: Gary Sobers (West Indies), Ravi Shastri (India), Herschelle Gibbs (South Africa), Yuvraj Singh (India), Ross Whiteley (England) and Hazratullah Zazai (Afghanistan). Yuvraj is the only batsman to have scored six 6s in an international T20I.

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