New Zealand fielding coach Luke Ronchi said on Sunday that all three outcomes were possible in the ongoing first Test between the three. India And New Zealand if the tourists bat with good intentions. He admitted that it was difficult for his team to put pressure on the Indian team after being reduced to 51/5 on the fourth day at the Green Park Stadium. At stumps on the fourth day, New Zealand were 4/1, with 280 runs left to chase on the final day, having taken nine wickets on Monday.
“Obviously, it was very difficult for us to take wickets and put some pressure on their batsmen. But I think going towards tomorrow, all three results are possible because if we bat with some good intentions and make the most of our chances to score, we certainly believe that we can chase it down. , but even from the Indian point of view, they will be going with full confidence to stop us from doing that,” Ronchi said at the virtual press conference.
“Therefore, there is not a lot of turning in the surface and many expect the surface to play and maintain the way it is. But there is little variable bounce, so I think that will be the main thing,” said Ronchi, who played for New Zealand before coaching the national team.
The current World Test Championship holders have their task over to achieve an uphill task as West Indies have not chased down 276 in the fourth innings since doing so in New Delhi in 1987. Responding to a query from IANS, Ronchi said that staying positive will be the key for his batsmen to do well in the chase.
“It’s all about staying positive. It’s more about being defensive and knowing the offensive type of options, knowing where the Indian batsmen want to bowl, where you score and when.” They bowl well, so we can defend them. It’s also about going out with a positive attitude and mindset and that can bring us closer to chasing the target that we need.”
“I think it’s a big part of playing cricket in India. The more you sit back and think about the balls that are going to make errors, more often than not they don’t. They have a little more carry, have to be positive with their movements, scoring options and rotating strikes. It will help us a lot whether we are chasing the game or batting as long as we need tomorrow.”
Ronchi revealed that he had not spoken to opener Will Young about not taking a timely review, which resulted in his not reversing his lbw outing against Ravichandran Ashwin just an over before the stumps. After being given out with a ball that was kept short, Young took a long time to consult his opening partner Tom Latham for a review.
Young pressed for a ‘T’ signal but by then, the 15-second timeout had elapsed and the review was refused. His hesitation to take a review quickly cost Young and New Zealand the loss as the ball was shown to be missing from the leg-stump.
“I haven’t spoken to Young about the situation. From our point of view, we were a little disappointed. But at the same time, when we look back on the big screen over time, he did so after time ran out. Obviously, It has come at a time when we don’t want to lose wickets and it’s quite tense. But, if you look at the whole situation from our point of view, it’s a bit disappointing but to understand that after the timer has run out, he has really taken off. I told it,” concluded Ronchi.
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