New Zealand’s left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner and his spin teammates are eagerly waiting to take on friendly pitches in the Test series against him. India After suffering an upset in the Twenty20 series. India eliminated New Zealand in the three-match series after their early exit from the T20 World Cup. Playing bilateral series after three days t20 world cup In the final defeat, New Zealand rested some of their key players including captain Kane Williamson.
The World Test champions are now gearing up for a two-Test series starting on November 25.
“Hopefully, the boys are ready for the first Test in Kanpur. It’s a quick turnaround again. We have some good spinners. We know spin will play a big part. It’s about trying to grind as much as possible. in,” Santner said in a virtual media interaction on Sunday night.
“We have seen how good Ashwin, Jadeja and Axar Patel can be in these conditions. We have guys like Ajaz (Patel) and (William) Somerville who are quite eager to see some spinning wickets.” Santner is well aware of the tough challenges in India as he was quick to recall his 2016-17 tour, when he suffered a 0-3 loss in a Test starting with the Kanpur Test. They later lost the five-match ODI series 2–3.
“No matter what format you come up against against India, it is a tough challenge to beat them. We saw it in 2016.” Santner stood as captain in the third and final T20I of the series at the Eden Gardens here on Sunday as he was bowled out for 111 while chasing a target of 185.
“It has been a quick turnaround from the World Cup. But we pride ourselves on playing some good cricket and winning a series against a very good Indian team.
“It’s tough to do and he showed once again that coming to India and playing a really good team is a tough challenge. We were good in the patch.” Opting to bat, Rohit Sharma scored 56 runs in 31 balls, which is his third consecutive fifty. He was adjudged man of the series for scoring the most runs.
His vice-captain and opening partner KL Rahul also scored a half-century as the duo shared a century-plus partnership in the second T20I. Rahul was rested for the final match.
“The challenge for us was to get wickets at the top and we couldn’t do it throughout the series. But credit to the way Rohit and KL batted at the top.
“We had chances, but the conditions changed every match and the dew played a key role. And then tonight (Sunday), it was there, but it didn’t get worse.
“We have put this series behind, but we are looking forward to the next World Cup for 12 months,” he said.
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