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***Official New Zealand in India Nov-Dec 2021 Thread***
- Thread starter nzfan
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honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
Always thought Shreyas would do well in long formats too. There is a chance he can be a Raina but I feel he can be a Ganguly. In tests, you can actually bend down and get out of the way of short balls for as long as you want unlike LO cricket where you are forced to score off them.
It is not a natural shot for him but it does not mean he cannot figure out a way to face it. The talent is there and if he does the hard work, I am sure he will find a way to survive and make runs even overseas.
It is not a natural shot for him but it does not mean he cannot figure out a way to face it. The talent is there and if he does the hard work, I am sure he will find a way to survive and make runs even overseas.
Shri
Mr. Glass
Everyone has a plan until they cop a bouncer to the face
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
Nah the kid is good. He will find a way
Niall
International Coach
Rested.
Kohli unlike Rohit will be back for the second test. Bumrah, Shami and Pant also rested for the series.
Bahnz
Hall of Fame Member
Well this aged like milk
got it thanks!
nzfan
International Vice-Captain
Still early days in the series, it's only been a day. If the pitch stays like this our experienced batting line up will do the job as well. If it changes drastically and India get over 350 it's going to be a hard yard. Hopefully grab couple of wickets in the morning and put some pressure back.
Plenty rests on Ajaz today. At some point in time he's certain to make an impact. I guess not having played any cricket in the recent months hasn't help find the rhythm.
Plenty rests on Ajaz today. At some point in time he's certain to make an impact. I guess not having played any cricket in the recent months hasn't help find the rhythm.
morgieb
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Might give them an excuse to cut their losses on Rahane.
NZTailender
I can't believe I ate the whole thing
I think it's easy for us to fall back into our usual pessimism but we've still got a relatively new ball and Jamieson will have fresh legs, Southee might be feeling better - our hope is to restrict to 350 but some scintillating bowling could see us knock them over for 300.
Would be good if the spinners really put on some tight, tight pressure. Whenever you see SC spinners bowling in tandem it is both excellent bowling but psychological energy that makes it feel like any ball could be a wicket, something Ajaz et al could try.
Would be good if the spinners really put on some tight, tight pressure. Whenever you see SC spinners bowling in tandem it is both excellent bowling but psychological energy that makes it feel like any ball could be a wicket, something Ajaz et al could try.
The way I saw it, the pitch was flat as a biscuit and Jamieson aside, struggled to get anything out of it. Southee actually bowled pretty well I thought, especially to get Pujara out on a flat one.
Patel was always going to struggle as a shortish guy on a pitch not yielding a lot of bounce or turn, although yeah his pitch map was less consistent than he'd like. Rust, no doubt. Thought Somerville was OK, and Rachin actually showed a bit of promise and ability to string decent balls together.
At 140-4 we'd done a great job, and India kicked on from there. I thought, all things considered, it was a decent effort. Obviously a big disadvantage to lose the toss, and that's only going to become more apparent later in the game when Ashwin, Jadeja and Axar get to work us over as the pitch starts to turn (and potentially become uneven and/or bounce). Massive impetus on us to score big in the first innings.
Patel was always going to struggle as a shortish guy on a pitch not yielding a lot of bounce or turn, although yeah his pitch map was less consistent than he'd like. Rust, no doubt. Thought Somerville was OK, and Rachin actually showed a bit of promise and ability to string decent balls together.
At 140-4 we'd done a great job, and India kicked on from there. I thought, all things considered, it was a decent effort. Obviously a big disadvantage to lose the toss, and that's only going to become more apparent later in the game when Ashwin, Jadeja and Axar get to work us over as the pitch starts to turn (and potentially become uneven and/or bounce). Massive impetus on us to score big in the first innings.
