As much as I despise the way India has used its strength to manipulate world cricket to suit itself, I immensely respect the quality of the Indian cricketers.

How much interest this current tour of Bangladesh has been generating is debatable. It's not been one of the more eye-catching, nor, anticipated series our team has been involved in.

"Two steps forward, one step back." New Zealand Cricket boss David White last night made plain the national body's unhappiness at this week's back-to-back ODI defeats in Bangladesh.

There are better times to be given the captaincy of your country, but Kyle Mills is unlikely to complain.

The Black Caps have plenty of work to do if they want to claim the second test and series against Bangladesh...

The loss of openers Rutherford and Fulton in space of three deliveries was blow for the Black Caps at the end of the opening day of the second test.

Career-best figures for Neil Wagner and a clattering blow to Kane Williamson’s head provided high and low points for New Zealand on a rain-shortened second day.

Targets of 300 or more have been set in each of the three India-Australia ODIs to date - and they've twice been chased down, breaking records along the way.

New Zealand won't rule out a three-seamer attack for the second test against Bangladesh starting in Dhaka on Monday.