Former New Zealand cricketer Chris Cairns stable after surgery
Cairns, one of the legends of New Zealand cricket is the son of former New Zealand star Lance Cairns
Cairns, one of the legends of New Zealand cricket is the son of former New Zealand star Lance Cairns
White confirmed that those Black Caps involved in the prematurely suspended IPL21 would be allowed to re-join their franchises
New Zealand's international summer is slated to start with a tour by the West Indies (three T20Is, two Tests), then Pakistan (three T20Is, two Tests).
Earlier it was reported that New Zealand had joined the likes of Sri Lanka and United Arab Emirates (UAE) with an offer to stage the IPL.
However, it is also believed that staging the IPL in New Zealand will have feasibility issues because of its seven-hour time difference with India.
At midnight local time (12:00 GMT), all of New Zealand moved to level one, the lowest of a four-tier alert system, the BBC had reported on Monday.
The pandemic is taking a toll on New Zealand Cricket (NZC) though as the board looks to cut its workforce by 10-15 per cent and save $6 million.
There have been talks of New Zealand hosting Australia amid a trans-Tasman bubble in November, in all likelihood, behind closed doors.
New Zealand Cricket chief executive David White discussed the possibility with his Cricket Australia counterpart Kevin Roberts.
Jofra Archer had said that he would be fine if someone criticised his bowling but believed there was "no time or place for racism in any walk of life".
