A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: We will not underestimate New Zealand, says AB de Villiers

De Villiers does not consider any team to be the favourite in this series

South Africa wicketkeeper batsman AB de Villiers has warned his team-mates that even though they are 1-0 up in the two-Test series, they should not take New Zealand lightly, especially after they were able to fight back and end their recent Test series against Sri Lanka as a 1-1 draw.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: I was not involved in the decision to split the captaincy whatsoever, insists Brendon McCullum

McCullum is tired of the media saying that he influenced Hesson and New Zealand Cricket into introducing the split captaincy

New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has insisted that he had no involvement whatsoever in head coach Mike Hesson and New Zealand Cricket’s decision to split the captaincy at the end of the Sri Lanka series.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: I was ‘never supported’ by Mike Hesson, says Ross Taylor

Taylor claims he was constantly disrespected by Hesson

Former New Zealand captain Ross Taylor has revealed that he always felt like an outcast around head coach Mike Hesson since he was “never supported” and constantly told that he was not “good enough as captain” or “good enough for this team”.

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