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***Official New Zealand in India Nov-Dec 2021 Thread***

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vandem

International 12th Man
ashley bach said:
Let us all be totally honest, is there anyone who didn't expect this to happen?
Playing test cricket in India is just a total waste of time, and I look forward to the day test cricket is banned there.
That may not happen, but in effect it can if teams decide to boycott test matches there.
This may sound harsh on India, but after watching England play a series there last year, it just isn't cricket.
On day 1, after each ball landed on the pitch a huge puff of dust came up, and so it went for every ball left in the test.
In reality just a joke, pitches in the back yard are more reliable.
Are there others who think the same or am I just thinking too deep about it all?
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Don't agree. Test pitches don't need to be batting-friendly roads.

But if BCCI want serious test opposition they need to allow touring teams some decent warmup. A week of T20I-fly-T20I-fly-T20I or a week of nets for the non-T20I players is not enough prep. India are good enough to win at home, no need to stack the deck by not allowing warmups.

At least when India last toured NZ there was one warmup 3 day game against NZ A, and some of the test specialists had game time with the preceeding India A tour.
 
Prince EWS

Prince EWS

Global Moderator
vandem said:
Don't agree. Test pitches don't need to be batting-friendly roads.

But if BCCI want serious test opposition they need to allow touring teams some decent warmup. A week of T20I-fly-T20I-fly-T20I or a week of nets for the non-T20I players is not enough prep. India are good enough to win at home, no need to stack the deck by not allowing warmups.

At least when India last toured NZ there was one warmup 3 day game against NZ A, and some of the test specialists had game time with the preceeding India A tour.
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I don't think "not allowed" was the reason they didn't have any.
 
Moss

Moss

International Vice-Captain
Wonderful stuff though not out. Saha still quality behind the stumps. Been invaluable with the bat too this series.
 
V

vandem

International 12th Man
Prince EWS said:
I don't think "not allowed" was the reason they didn't have any.
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I suspect when BCCI offered NZC an itinerary that went T20I - T20I - T20I - test - test, NZC didn't have much negotiating power to come back and say "yes to the tests, but please drop the T20Is for some decent test buildup".
 
anil1405

anil1405

International Captain
vandem said:
Don't agree. Test pitches don't need to be batting-friendly roads.

But if BCCI want serious test opposition they need to allow touring teams some decent warmup. A week of T20I-fly-T20I-fly-T20I or a week of nets for the non-T20I players is not enough prep. India are good enough to win at home, no need to stack the deck by not allowing warmups.

At least when India last toured NZ there was one warmup 3 day game against NZ A, and some of the test specialists had game time with the preceeding India A tour.
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Wait, home team not allowing warm up games to visiting teams is new to me.
 
V

vandem

International 12th Man
anil1405 said:
Wait, home team not allowing warm up games to visiting teams is new to me.
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I don't follow enough Indian cricket to know what normally happens when teams tour India.

But I assume it was BCCI as host country administrators that would have set the itinerary to have the T20I games the week before the test series. I don't think it would have been a request from NZC to have T20Is then a 3 day gap as a preferred build up.
 
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