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James Franklin played a crucial role in New Zealand's one-run win against India with an economical spell to stifle India's chase when they were cruising

Yuvraj Singh has said his first game for India after his battle with cancer was "a big emotional moment

MS Dhoni asked New Zealand to bat as the expected rains stayed away in Chennai for the second Twenty20 international after the first one was washed out in Visakhapatnam

ESPNcricinfo's preview of the second Twenty20 between India and New Zealand in Chennai

James Franklin believes the upcoming World Twenty20 could be the final time some of the New Zealand players take part in a world event together and feels the experience in the side could take it to the event's latter stages

The thousands who thronged the ACA-VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam to watch its first ever Twenty20, and Yuvraj Singh's long-awaited comeback from cancer, had to go home disappointed as rain had the final say

New Zealand have won all three Twenty20 matches they have played against India so far, but their captain Ross Taylor has said they wouldn't read too much into that record

Yuvraj Singh, who is expected to mark his return to international cricket during the first Twenty20 in Visakhapatnam, has said he is treating his comeback as a new beginning

ESPNcricinfo's preview of the first Twenty20 between India and New Zealand in Visakhapatnam

Ronnie Hira, the New Zealand left-arm spinner, has said he'll look to be 'street smart' in the Twenty20s against India, if he gets a chance in the playing XI

Harbhajan Singh has said that he is looking to make a fresh start and is not depending on his past laurels

New Zealand fast bowler Kyle Mills has said that it's important the side regains its form and consistency in the lead-up to the ICC World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka later this month

New Zealand coach Mike Hesson has said his side should be proud of the fact that they managed to put pressure on India, despite losing an evenly matched Bangalore Test by five wickets

Ross Taylor said it hurt to lose but he was happy with the fight his side had shown to remain in the contest after the heavy defeat in Hyderabad

Virat Kohli, the architect of so many ODI run-chases, scripted another one, this time in a Test, to hold together India's nervy batting line-up and lead the team to a 2-0 series victory

Kruger van Wyk has been ruled out of taking further part in the Bangalore Test, due to an injured arm

Virat Kohli's emergence as a permanent occupant of the batting slot left vacant by Sourav Ganguly was perhaps the only plus for India from the embarrassing Australia tour last season

A teetering third day had the second Test in Bangalore turn into a second innings shoot-out

Led by a Virat Kohli classic, India are now within 82 runs of the New Zealand first innings total