New Zealand great Ross Taylor’s decision to end his illustrious Test career after the Bangladesh series has put a new emphasis on the two matches starting at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on Saturday.
With New Zealand getting a chance to get their World Test Championship campaign back on track after a recent 1-0 loss to India, it has become a farewell for Taylor, a cricketer who won the Black Caps for the first time. But scored the winning run. World Test crown this year.
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After the Tests, Taylor has a series of One Day Internationals to play against Australia and the Netherlands before turning away from international cricket.
While he is uncomfortable with calling the final week of his career “a farewell tour”, the 110-Test legend admitted it would be like that.
“It doesn’t sit well with me but I know it needs to be done,” he said.
“I would have loved to just pull the stumps but it gives my family and friends and fans a chance to see me one last time.”
This will give him a chance to score 19 Test centuries and close New Zealand’s record of 24 to Kane Williamson.
Bangladesh have always struggled in New Zealand conditions and have never won there, having lost nine out of five visits and unable to even draw in a rain-stopped Test as they lost to the Black Caps with their slow home wickets. Failed to transition. ‘ The green tops adapted to the traditional pace.
They arrived in New Zealand after a 2–0 home series loss to Pakistan and without talismanic batsman Shakib Al Hasan, who made himself unavailable after being selected, and Mahmudullah, who had recently retired.
Liton Das stood out especially in the first Test against Pakistan with an innings of 114, 59, although his best in New Zealand conditions was 33 at Basin Reserve two years earlier when Bangladesh were beaten by an innings and 12 runs .
That 2019 tour was shattered and the final Test in Christchurch was abandoned after a murderous stampede at a mosque near the Hagley Oval stadium by a gunman as the predominantly Muslim Bangladesh team arrived for prayers ahead of a practice session.
Taylor said it would be nice to have his final Test in Christchurch and believed his biggest achievement was transforming himself into a Test player where he is now 38th in Test runs.
He said, “I always thought that I can play one-day cricket, I was not sure whether I would be a good Test player or not, but I worked hard on that and I think that is probably my biggest achievement. “
“I could just smack it and average was 30-odd but I changed my game for the team, I don’t think many people will be able to push their game in that direction and I’m glad I made that decision.” took.”
Taylor, Devon Conway and Tom Latham – captaining the side in place of injured Kane Williamson – will be anchoring a formidable New Zealand batting line-up, while coach Gary Stead has gone for an all-out pace attack and spinner Ejaz Patel Dumped after a few weeks. He starred in India with his historic 10 wicket haul in the first innings of the second Test.
Stead’s clear assessment was that New Zealand spinners do not take wickets on home pitches.
In the last four Tests Bangladesh have played in New Zealand, 74 of the 76 wickets claimed by bowlers were taken by fast bowlers.
Stead pointed to a Test team comprising Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Kyle Jamieson, Neil Wagner, saying, “It’s not necessarily the spinners’ fault, but the strength of where we are with our fast bowling unit at the moment.” it shows.” and Matt Henry.
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