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Devon Conway of New Zealand raises his bat to celebrate scoring a century during the 3rd One Day International cricket match between India and New Zealand in Indore, India, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. (AP Photo)
Devon Conway says he has learned to attack spin in the subcontinent ahead of the 2023 ODI World Cup in India.
Opener Devon Conway is happy to add sweeps and reverse sweeps to his repertoire on the ongoing tour of the subcontinent with New Zealand ODIs. World set in cup India later this year.
New Zealand are having a sour tour of the subcontinent. After winning the ODI series in Pakistan, the Black Caps lost 0–3 in the 50-over fixtures in India.
Conway scored two Test hundreds in a drawn series against Pakistan, followed by 138 in the third ODI against India as he successfully negotiated the spinners of both countries.
“I’m certainly very pleased with the way things have gone personally over the last month and a half,” Conway said at the post-match press conference.
There has been a lot of learning for me about how to attack spin in the subcontinent. I need to learn to sweep, reverse sweep and put the bowlers under as much pressure as possible.”
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The 31-year-old opener has emerged as a force to be reckoned with, boasting an exceptional record across all three formats which includes a double century on Test debut.
“I’ve been very fortunate to have good experience in my group. We had Kane with us in Pakistan, it gave me the opportunity to chat with him and Tommy Latham – guys who have played here often in these conditions – and see how how do they go about it.
“For me, I can learn a lot going forward, especially for the World Cup,” he added.
The third ODI against India started on a challenging note for the Kiwis as it rained sixes and fours as Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill shared an opening partnership of 212 runs.
“It was a challenge for our bowlers today, it was a batting surface. The way Rohit and Shubman batted put serious pressure on us. We just tried to hang in there and try to break partnerships and put pressure on the new batsman.”
New Zealand were without the services of several senior players, including the pace duo of Trent Boult and Tim Southee.
Conway said, “The absence of Boulty and Southee is huge for us, they are very experienced bowlers, but it has given the younger bowlers an opportunity to step up and learn.”
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