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*Official* New Zealand in India 2010
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Cricket_God
U19 Cricketer
We will win in 4 days.
M0rphin3
International Debutant
AWTA, the fielding ****ed things up for NZ. Would've been a better contest had they held on to their chances.
But good chance for Kane to score his debut century here.
BeeGee
International Captain
Called it.
49.2 Ryder to Dravid, no run, 74.0 mph, dropped by Hopkins! Slight movement away, with the shine, Dravid pushes at it away from his body, gets a bottom edge, but Hopkins - standing up to the stumps - can't hold on
Called it.
social
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Back Ryder to bash the Indians around for a while but the rest will fold except Taylor
vcs
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I think NZ's batting is a fair bit better than their bowling (which isn't particularly hard TBF on today's evidence), but if the likes of Bhajji and Ojha aren't motivated to try and fill their boots in a match like this, they'll never be sub-30 averaging bowlers.
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
I am pretty sure Sachin always annoys Bagapath if that is the case..Love that Sachin waited for Sehwag to get off the field before walking on. WAG, such a top bloke.
Hope this annoys bagapath
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
Oscillatingmind
U19 Cricketer
Batting records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | Cricinfo.com
<3 that record, wish he was playing more in Aus
<3 that record, wish he was playing more in Aus
tooextracool
International Coach
Any particular reason why Southee and Tuffey arent playing? Should think they are at least better bets than Bennett
Woodster
International Captain
Just watched the whole day's play and the day just started badly for NZ and failed to improve. It all began with the perplexing team selection, I understand Vettori and co want batting strength, but surely not when it restricts your bowling attack to such lengths.
Things got worse at the toss when MS Dhoni finally managed to win one, from there on the writing was on the wall. Chris Martin was poor with the new ball, there are admittedly fine margins of error when bowling to a player like Sehwag, but too frequently he threw it a yard outside off and duly got punished. Bennett did alright for me in his opening spell, bowled briskly, and in fairly good areas without being a massive threat. His pace decreased appreciably through the day, unsurprisingly when you look at how much effort seems to go into his action, and he charges in.
The spinners were largely ineffective, no real surprise there, Patel was poor consistently pulling the ball down too short, while Vettori was clever in his changes, as per usual, but it would make it more difficult for the Indian batsmen if he managed to at least get one to grip. He did give his a modicum of control, but no great threat, and his wicket came courtesy of a very tired and lazy looking shot, if you can call it that, from the entertaining Sehwag.
Ryder and Williamson did what you would expect of part-time bowlers, but they certainly looked a specialist bowler short. When NZ managed to build some pressure on Dravid, it wasd released by Ryder coming on and serving up a couple of easy boundary balls. Vettori turned to Ryder due to lack of options after Patel had been treated with contempt. Going in with four bowlers is dangerous in India, especially when there seems to be little consistency with those four, and one is on debut!
The fielding of NZ was spritely at times, and they did try and keep their spirits up, but half chances that have to be taken weren't. Patel missed a c&b, Hopkins put a couple down standing up (the one off Ryder was a real tough one due to a lack of bounce), Guptil probably spilled the easiest one off Sehwag. In an area where they are pretty strong it simply was not good enough.
Credit to India aswell though, Sehwag was fearsome, Dravid struggled big time at the start but NZ let him off the hook and he finally found his timing, and then on day two NZ face two batsmen that average in excess of 90 for 2010. Good luck. Sorry if I've gone on a bit.
Things got worse at the toss when MS Dhoni finally managed to win one, from there on the writing was on the wall. Chris Martin was poor with the new ball, there are admittedly fine margins of error when bowling to a player like Sehwag, but too frequently he threw it a yard outside off and duly got punished. Bennett did alright for me in his opening spell, bowled briskly, and in fairly good areas without being a massive threat. His pace decreased appreciably through the day, unsurprisingly when you look at how much effort seems to go into his action, and he charges in.
The spinners were largely ineffective, no real surprise there, Patel was poor consistently pulling the ball down too short, while Vettori was clever in his changes, as per usual, but it would make it more difficult for the Indian batsmen if he managed to at least get one to grip. He did give his a modicum of control, but no great threat, and his wicket came courtesy of a very tired and lazy looking shot, if you can call it that, from the entertaining Sehwag.
Ryder and Williamson did what you would expect of part-time bowlers, but they certainly looked a specialist bowler short. When NZ managed to build some pressure on Dravid, it wasd released by Ryder coming on and serving up a couple of easy boundary balls. Vettori turned to Ryder due to lack of options after Patel had been treated with contempt. Going in with four bowlers is dangerous in India, especially when there seems to be little consistency with those four, and one is on debut!
The fielding of NZ was spritely at times, and they did try and keep their spirits up, but half chances that have to be taken weren't. Patel missed a c&b, Hopkins put a couple down standing up (the one off Ryder was a real tough one due to a lack of bounce), Guptil probably spilled the easiest one off Sehwag. In an area where they are pretty strong it simply was not good enough.
Credit to India aswell though, Sehwag was fearsome, Dravid struggled big time at the start but NZ let him off the hook and he finally found his timing, and then on day two NZ face two batsmen that average in excess of 90 for 2010. Good luck. Sorry if I've gone on a bit.
Woodster
International Captain
Yes but it's very difficult batting for a draw when the opposition has over 600 on the board. Especially when India are likely to score at around 4 an over, there is so much time left in the game. I don't disagree with playing a strengthened batting line-up, but there is not enough balance in the side to justify doing so, imo. Tbh, even another pace bowler in for Patel wouldn't be the worse thing in the world.
Howsie
International Captain
Had New Zealand played another seamer instead of Patel the balance of this bowling attack would have been fine, both Williamson and Ryder are good enough 5th bowling options imo. What irks me is that everyone knew playing Patel was a mistake, yet he was picked anyway. He was carrying no form whatsoever into this test match and better spinners then himself have been hammered by this Indian lineup recently - I'd love to hear the reasoning behind his selection tbh, as well as why both Tim Southee and Brent Arnel were dropped after being New Zealand's best bowlers in the last test series.
Faisal1985
International Vice-Captain
Yeah true, doesn't make sense leaving out Southee. To me he is one of the best NZ fast bowlers in the current lot.
Woodster
International Captain
There seems a stigma attached to playing in India that you must fill the team with spin options, it doesn't seem to matter if they're not that good because with the assistance they'll get off the Indian tracks, they'll cause problems. It's nonsense.
They forget the ease in which India play spin, it is an area of absolute expertise for them. They probably play better spinners week in week out in domestic cricket than some nations first or second choice spinners. South Africa enjoyed success in India because they played to their strengths, the pace attack. Admittedly few countries can field a pace attack as good as SA, but they must play to their own strengths, I certainly don't see spin bowling as one of New Zealand's, not enough to warrant two specialist spinners and a part-time one.
They forget the ease in which India play spin, it is an area of absolute expertise for them. They probably play better spinners week in week out in domestic cricket than some nations first or second choice spinners. South Africa enjoyed success in India because they played to their strengths, the pace attack. Admittedly few countries can field a pace attack as good as SA, but they must play to their own strengths, I certainly don't see spin bowling as one of New Zealand's, not enough to warrant two specialist spinners and a part-time one.