Vettori: Momentum with India
Region: New Zealand"We gained momentum through our partnership, but if you just look at the scores you would say India's on top," said New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori. "We are obviously disappointed with the situation we put ourselves in. India made the most of the conditions. There was just enough in the wicket to suggest it was difficult. They swung the ball to make batting difficult," said Vettori. "There were a couple of thing... more
Views: 530I can plot Tendulkar’s downfall, says school boy
Region: New ZealandHamilton: St. Paul’s Collegiate student Owen Robinson said “I found Tendulkar likes to drive and drive on the up and put a few in the air,” “...but he might have just been toying with me though,” said Robinson. “He smashed me,” said Robinson about bowling to Sehwag. “It was a privilege to bowl to them, pretty overwhelming really,” the teenager added. &ldqu... more
Views: 582Ishant rues Kiwi comeback
Region: New Zealand"We wanted to bowl them out for a score under 200. There was something in the wicket for the fast bowlers in the morning. But it went flat in the second session," said India's Ishant Sharma. "It was difficult to bowl against the wind. But I did a lot better when I bowled with the wind behind me," Ishant said at the post-match press conference. The 20-year-old bowler said, "We bowled to our plans. We bowled in the rig... more
Views: 506Vettori praises India quicks
Region: New Zealand"I just think you have to give credit to the way India bowled," New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori said. "They fronted up and put the ball in some fantastic areas. If you look at the dismissals I don't have too many complaints about a lot of them. It was tough going in that first session. "(The wicket) just had enough in it and the Indian bowlers swung it. They bowled exceptionally well and I think that's the main po... more
Views: 509"Experience is India's advantage"
Region: New Zealand"One man who will go into the Test matches with a lot of confidence from the Indian line-up would be Rahul Dravid. I worked with him closely during last year's Indian Premier League (IPL). He has obviously shown that he is in reasonable form in the warm-up game for Canterbury," said Former New Zealand captain Martin Crowe. "He is still a determined class act. I would imagine that if he can get in early in the first Te... more
Views: 538"Sehwag should play his natural game"
Region: New Zealand"We want him to play the way he wants to play, because that is his natural style. We all know if he gets going he can dominate the bowlers and all of a sudden you see the bowling attack rattled," the 27-year-old skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said. "We have seen if he plays for two hours or three hours, he is a batsman who is capable of getting big scores. He is not the kind who gets out in 30s or 40s; 50s or 60s. If he... more
Views: 479Guptill raring to have a go at India
Region: New Zealand"I'm feeling pretty confident, I'm looking forward to the challenge," said Martin Guptill , who seems to have got a measure of the visitors' attack by now. "I've faced all the bowlers, I know what they can do and how they do their thing," he said. "I don't think my four-day record's much to go by,". "I'm seeing the ball and striking it clean." "It's going to be great opening with Tim. We've got a pretty good unders... more
Views: 483Balaji anxious about first Test
Region: New Zealand"There has been no indication that I would play but there is still one more day to go. I am just very relaxed and am looking forward to whatever chance I get," said Indian pacer Lakshmipathy Balaji. "I haven't set any expectations. I am just enjoying my bowling so far, given whatever I have come through in the last two years. As long as I enjoy myself, I know I will do well. I am looking forward to the matches and wil... more
Views: 485Franklin eager to bowl at Indians
Region: New Zealand"My international career has been going for eight years now, but I am still to come up against the Indian batting line-up, which I am looking forward to," said Kiwi all-rounder James Franklin. "I bring a little bit of variation as a left-arm bowler. I can swing the ball, so it will be a different angle of attack for the batsmen to come up against." The sprightly all-rounder, who has been in good nick this season, runn... more
Views: 480"Ball will seam in the morning"
Region: New Zealand"The first two hours will be interesting. That will assist movement. And if there is cloud cover, the ball will tend to seam any time of the day," said Seddon Park pitch curator Karl Jackson. Jackson said, "He was generally inquiring about the Hamilton weather. Having played here before, he knows that moisture in the air would assist the ball to seam and swing." more
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