Weve some good bowlers look forward to spin challenge in Tests Santner
Kolkata Nov 22 PTI New Zealand left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner and his spin colleagues are eagerly waiting to grind out on friendly tracks in the Test series against India after suffering a reversal in the Twenty20 series After making an early exit from the T20 World Cup India whitewashed New Zealand in the three-match series Playing the bilateral series three days after their T20 World Cup final defeat New Zealand rested some of their key players including skipper Kane Williamson The World Test champions are now gearing up for the two-Test series beginning November 25 Hopefully the boys are ready for the first Test in Kanpur Its a quick turnaround again We have some good spinners we know spin will play a big part Its about just trying to grind out as much as possible Santner said at a virtual media interaction on Sunday night Weve seen how good Ashwin Jadeja and Axar Patel can be in these conditions Weve got guys like Ajaz Patel and Willliam Somerville who are pretty eager to see some spinning wickets Santner is well aware of the tough challenges in India as he was quick to recall their 2016-17 tour when they suffered a 0-3 thrashing in Tests beginning with the Kanpur Test They later went on to lose the five-match ODI series 2-3 It doesnt matter what format you come up against India theyre a tough challenge to beat We saw that in 2016 Santner stood in as captain in the third and final T20 of the series here at Eden Gardens on Sunday as they were bowled out for 111 in their chase of 185 Its been a quick turnaround from the World Cup But we pride ourselves on turning up and play some good cricket against a very good Indian side and win a series Its tough to do and they showed once again that its a tough challenge to come to India and play a really good side We were good in patches Opting to bat Rohit Sharma struck 56 off 31 balls his third successive half-century He was adjudged man-of-the-series for being the top run-getter His vice-captain and opening partner KL Rahul also scored a half-century as the duo put up a century-plus stand in the second T20 Rahul was rested for the final match The challenge for us was to get wickets at the top and we couldnt throughout the series But credit the way Rohit and KL batted at the top We had our chances but the conditions changed in every game and dew played a major factor And then again tonight Sunday it was there but it didnt get any worse We were outdone this series but were looking forward to the 12 months towards the next World Cup he signed off PTI TAP AT AT
Kolkata Nov 22 PTI New Zealand left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner and his spin colleagues are eagerly waiting to grind out on friendly tracks in the Test series against India after suffering a reversal in the Twenty20 series After making an early exit from the T20 World Cup India whitewashed New Zealand in the three-match series Playing the bilateral series three days after their T20 World Cup final defeat New Zealand rested some of their key players including skipper Kane Williamson The World Test champions are now gearing up for the two-Test series beginning November 25 Hopefully the boys are ready for the first Test in Kanpur Its a quick turnaround again We have some good spinners we know spin will play a big part Its about just trying to grind out as much as possible Santner said at a virtual media interaction on Sunday night Weve seen how good Ashwin Jadeja and Axar Patel can be in these conditions Weve got guys like Ajaz Patel and Willliam Somerville who are pretty eager to see some spinning wickets Santner is well aware of the tough challenges in India as he was quick to recall their 2016-17 tour when they suffered a 0-3 thrashing in Tests beginning with the Kanpur Test They later went on to lose the five-match ODI series 2-3 It doesnt matter what format you come up against India theyre a tough challenge to beat We saw that in 2016 Santner stood in as captain in the third and final T20 of the series here at Eden Gardens on Sunday as they were bowled out for 111 in their chase of 185 Its been a quick turnaround from the World Cup But we pride ourselves on turning up and play some good cricket against a very good Indian side and win a series Its tough to do and they showed once again that its a tough challenge to come to India and play a really good side We were good in patches Opting to bat Rohit Sharma struck 56 off 31 balls his third successive half-century He was adjudged man-of-the-series for being the top run-getter His vice-captain and opening partner KL Rahul also scored a half-century as the duo put up a century-plus stand in the second T20 Rahul was rested for the final match The challenge for us was to get wickets at the top and we couldnt throughout the series But credit the way Rohit and KL batted at the top We had our chances but the conditions changed in every game and dew played a major factor And then again tonight Sunday it was there but it didnt get any worse We were outdone this series but were looking forward to the 12 months towards the next World Cup he signed off PTI TAP AT AT
