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    Slip on a helmet or cap, slop on some sunscreen and slap with your bat sums up the message for the New Zealand batsmen heading into the final day of the first cricket test against India

    Slip on a helmet or cap, slop on some sunscreen and slap with your bat sums up the message for the New Zealand batsmen heading into the final day of the first cricket test against India


    A gruelling examination awaits in the haze of Kanpur with the Black Caps four for one in their second innings, chasing 284 for victory.

    Here's batting coach Luke Ronchi's advice - he played in the 2016 loss from a similar position.



    The highest fourth innings score in 22 tests at Kanpur is 240 - the highest fourth innings total to win is 83.

    NEWSTALK ZB'S INTERNATIONAL CRICKET COVERAGE WITH RESENE. NEW ZEALAND'S MOST TRUSTED PAINT, YEAR AFTER YEAR

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     Other Cricket News
     17 Dec: Jacob Duffy is relishing being the interim leader of the Black Caps pace attack
     16 Dec: Black Caps batter Devon Conway will be the first player under the hammer when tonight's IPL cricket auction begins at 10pm in Abu Dhabi
     16 Dec: Ajaz Patel insists he's never let his Black Caps dream die as eyes the prospect of a first cricket test on home soil in five years
     15 Dec: Black Caps pace bowler Blair Tickner is pushing boundaries to recover from the dislocated shoulder he suffered against the West Indies in Wellington
     15 Dec: Left-arm orthodox spinner Ajaz Patel has been selected for New Zealand's final cricket test of the three-match series against the West Indies starting on Thursday in Mt Maunganui
     14 Dec: A decision is looming for the Black Caps ahead of the third cricket test against the West Indies, which gets underway on Thursday at the Bay Oval whether to play Kyle Jamieson or not
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