New Delhi, Dec 7 : The first Test between India and New Zealand, which witnessed a climatic finish, put in the spotlight the heroics of two debutants — Shreyas Iyer scoring a century and a half-century to break all records, and New Zealander Rachin Ravindra playing a resilient knock to ensure his survived to force a draw on the last day at Kanpur.
But the Wankhede stadium proved to be the ground showcasing Ind’a’s complete dominance as they clinched victory by 372 runs.Former Indian pacer Zaheer Khan spoke to BalleBaazi.com about the match .
.He said that it was great to witness a dominant victory at home, just like in the good old days.It was only a matter of time that the Test match’s last day ended in a dominating victory at home.
Jayant Yadav’s return with the ball after a normal first innings really impressed me.He certainly adds to the idea of having five bowlers in the game, especially when there is more left-handers than usual.He said .
It’s the flow and talent of new players that keeps adding value to the Indian team.” Siraj Patel and Ajaz Ptel.
He spoke out about Mayank Agarwal’s performance and said that he thought Mayank Agarwal was his first choice.”He batted at a time when wickets were doing a bit, and his innings in Test 1 took the game far away from New Zealan.
He also talked about Mohd.
He also spoke about Mohd’s spell and the performance of the spin trio.He stated, “Another game-changing spell came from Siraj when he took his first three wickets.” It was incredible to pull off a magic wicket like Ross Taylor on a pitch that only assists spinners.It was great to watch Siraj play to his strengths and attack the three wickets.
” Then, it was our spinners three that added depth to our bats and washed out the tail in a great way.Jayant, Ashwin, and Axar were spot-on,” Zaheer said .
He also appreciated Ajaz Patel’s feat, saying, “It’s the stuff of dreams.” It’s rare to see such a feat in a lifetime.It was amazing to see him bowl long spells without stopping.
“He was tired, but you could see his body language changing every time he took a catch.He would come back with a string of one or two more wickets.It was an enjoyable experience to watch him bowl and he took 10 wickets.He was also causing trouble in the second innings and took 4 good wickets.”
‘ASHWIN HAS CREATED HIS OWN LEAGUE ‘Zaheer commented, “Ashwin has created a league and he is also part of the white-ball team because he is in a great area.You can see that he is a skilled player who will do anything to make the batsman switch from backfoot to frontfoot.He’s got the time to achieve the feat and with this consistency, it would be appropriate that he becomes the kind of bowler who can perhaps surpass the great Anil Kumble”
Finally, the discussion closed with Zaheer analyzing the shortcomings of the New Zealand team in the match.
He stated that he thought they were too dependent on Ajaz Patel and the bowling.Although Kyle Jamieson did have an off-day, Southee was unable to produce much in terms of wickets.
Except for Daryl Mitchell, Will Young, and perhaps a little bit of Nicholls’ batting, the batting was pretty average throughout the game.The intention was there, but again against spinners the Kiwis looked clueless.”
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