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Tour of New Zealand
1989-90 Captain: Mohammad Azharuddin
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India's 29th Test tour
Fourth Test-playing tour of
New Zealand by India
(January - March
1990)
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After the tour of
Pakistan, the chairman of selectors Raj Singh Dungarpur
asked Mohammad Azharuddin to take on the
captaincy which he retained for the next six and a half years.
Until now there was
usually one manager on tour, often with a Test cricket background, but the
Indian Board decided that in future there would two managers with separate
responsibilities for administration and for cricket. However, Bedi’s reign as India’s first ‘cricket manager’ or
coach was brief. His uncompromising approach became renowned after making
furious threats to throw members of the team out of the plane into the sea
(!) after losing to New Zealand, and after eight months he was replaced.
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Other Indian tours
Previous tour
Pakistan
1989-90
Next tour
England
1990
Next tour of New Zealand
1993-94
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Members of the Test tour
party (16)
Opening batsmen:Navjot Sidhu, V
B Chandrasekhar
Middle-order batsmen: Mohammad Azharuddin, Sachin Tendulkar, Sanjay Manjrekar, Gursharan Singh, Woorkeri
Raman.
Wicket-keeper: Kiran More
Spin bowlers Ajay Sharma, Venkatapathy
Raju, Narendra Hirwani, Margas
Venkatarama
Fast bowlers: Kapil Dev, Manoj Prabhakar,
Vivek Razdan, Atul Wassan.
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Mohammad Azharuddin
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Hd
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25
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RHB captain
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ODI
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V B Chandrasekhar
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TN
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28
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RHB opener
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ODI
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Gursharan Singh
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Pj
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26
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RHB
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ODI
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N D Hirwani
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MP
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21
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LBG
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ODI
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Kapil Dev
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Hy
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30
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RHB RFM
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ODI
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S V Manjrekar
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B
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24
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RHB
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ODI
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K S More
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Ba
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27
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WK vice-captain
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ODI
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M Prabhakar
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D
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26
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RFM
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ODI
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W V Raman
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TN
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24
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LHB
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ODI
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V Razdan
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(D)
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20
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RFM
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A K Sharma
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D
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25
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RHB SLA
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ODI
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N S Sidhu
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Pj
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26
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RHB opener
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S R Tendulkar
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B
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16
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RHB
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ODI
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S L V Raju
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Hd
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20
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SLA
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ODI
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M Venkatarama
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TN
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23
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OB
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A S Wassan
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D
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21
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RFM
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ODI
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Zonal representation
Duleep Trophy teams
C: Central (1), E: East (0), N: North (7), S:
South (5), W: West (3)
Ranji Trophy teams
Ba - Baroda (1)
B -
Bombay (2)
D -
Delhi (4)
Hy - Haryana (1)
H -
Hyderabad (2)
MP - Madhya Pradesh (1)
Pj - Punjab (2)
TN - Tamil Nadu (3)
Average age of team at time of first Test match
(2 February 1990) :
24
yrs 10 months
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Test Appearances made before the tour
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Vengsarkar 105, Kapil
Dev 103, Azharuddin
34, More 28, Sidhu 13,
Manjrekar 9, Hirwani 7, Prabhakar 6,
Tendulkar 4, Raman 3, Gursharan Singh
0, Raju 0, Wassan 0.
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Tour Officials
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A W Kanmadikar
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Tour manager
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Bishan Singh Bedi
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Coach / Cricket Manager
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Physiotherapist
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A W Kanmadikar
of Madhya Pradesh CA was a former BCCI secretary and Vice-President.
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Selectors
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Raj Singh Dungarpur (chairman), Akash Lal, Ramesh Saxena, Naren Tamhane, Gundappa Viswanath
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Selection
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The selectors' first move
was to replace Srikkanth with new captain
Mohammad Azharuddin.
Tour Party Announced : ??
The selectors opted for
youth and eight of the team was aged under-25, including 16 year-old
Tendulkar. Only Kapil Dev was aged
over 30. At the time of selection Razdan had played only one first-class cricket match
apart from the Pakistan tour.
Not selected : Arshad Ayub, Ravi Shastri, Kris Srikkanth, Dilip Vengsarkar.
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Time between selection and departure from India
x days
(announced
- 20? January)
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Travel
Mumbai Q x
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Departure was on 20 ? January 1990
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Time spent in New Zealand
x days
(arrival - depart Host)
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On-tour selection
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Reinforcements
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D B Vengsarkar
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B
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33
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RHB
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ODI
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Dilip Vengsarkar was called up after Navjot Sidhu was put out of the tour by a
wrist injury when facing Danny Morrison.
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Fixtures/Results
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New Plymouth
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NZCC President's XI
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Won 195 r
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Dunedin
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Otago
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Drawn
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CHRISTCHURCH
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NEW ZEALAND First Test
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LOST 10 w
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NAPIER
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NEW ZEALAND Second Test
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DRAWN
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Hamilton
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Northern Districts
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Drawn
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AUCKLAND
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NEW ZEALAND Third Test
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DRAWN
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§ Dunedin
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New Zealand (1st ODI)
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Lost 108 r
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§ Christchurch
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Australia (2nd ODI)
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Lost 18 r
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§ Wellington
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New Zealand (3rd ODI)
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Won 1 r
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§ Hamilton
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Australia (4th ODI)
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Lost 7 w
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†not first-class
§ one-day international
(Rothman's Cup Triangular Series)
Time spent in New
Zealand before First Test:
12 ? days
(21? January - 2 February)
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Test appearances on tour
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3 - Azharuddin, Hirwani, Kapil Dev, Manjrekar, More,
Prabhakar,
Raman, Tendulkar, Wassan
2 - Raju,
Vengsarkar
1 - Gursharan
Singh, Sidhu.
0 - Chandrasekhar, Razdan.
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Highlights
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Tour Summary
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P
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W
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L
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D
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Aban
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Test Matches
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3
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0
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1
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2
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Other first-class matches
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3
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1
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0
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2
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Minor matches
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0
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One-day internationals
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4
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1
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3
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0
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All Matches
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10
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2
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4
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4
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Return to India
y Q x
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Sidhu returned home early.
Razdan and Venkatarama
were not required for the one-day internationals.
Last match 8 March 1990
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Time away from India
(depart Ind to
arrive India)
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Finances
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Accounts of the tour
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Postscript
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