Taylor wins Kiwi cricket’s top gong, eyes World Cup exit in India

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“Veteran batsman Ross Taylor targets the 2023 World Cup in India after winning New Zealand cricket’s top award for the third time. ©AFP” /> Wellington (AFP) – Veteran batsman Ross Taylor won New Zealand Cricket’s top award for the third time Friday and vowed to bat on until the 2023 World Cup in India. The 36-year-old was awarded the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal in a virtual ceremony held online because of COVID-19 restrictions. Taylor was a key part of the Black Caps’ run to a second consecutive World Cup final…

Jimmy Neesham interview By Siddhartha Vaidyanathan

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‘If you’re feeling nervous, it means you have a chance to do something really special’ Jimmy Neesham interview.   By Siddhartha Vaidyanathan  It’s been ten days since the World Cup final. You had tweeted then: “Kids, don’t take up sport. Take up baking or something. Die at 60 really fat and happy.”You still believe that?  I think kids can ideally take up baking and sport and live till 90 and be in good shape [laughs]. That was an attempt to eke a bit of humor out of what was a…