Between Lockie Ferguson, Ben Sears and Will O’Rourke, the New Zealand men’s side has their share of high-pace, high-bounce options. These are bowlers who find ways to trouble the batsmen on any surface.
But what if, in Pakistan and Dubai, during the Champions Trophy, spin is what makes the difference? We have seen how tournaments are held in Asia. During a busy schedule, the squares get significantly worse, and by the end you are playing on a tired deck, with the average score reduced by the end of the business.
New Zealand will play the first match of the tournament in Karachi, one match in Rawalpindi and the last group match in Dubai. They will have to be prepared for any eventuality, although they will also have to make additional preparations for a short and intense tri-series in Pakistan before the big event. Therefore, he has included such players in his team who are rich in versatility.
Santner said, “If there is a little bit of rotation, we can make Bracewell bat at number seven and I can bat at number eight.” “We have options, which is great for our team. We have raw pace, we have spin, and all-rounders as well.”
During this, Santner took two wickets and Bracewell also took two wickets. Phillips bowled three cheap overs and gave only 12 runs in these three overs. Santner compared his two offspin options.
“They’re both very good off-spinners in their own right. I think they’re both different. On a wicket like this, Bracewell might have got a bit more bounce – a bit more up top. Even the three overs that GP The throws, they were good for us too, and as we have seen, Glenn has worked a lot on his bowling in the longer format.”
New Zealand’s general strategy for global tournaments has been to add players who are capable of making a significant contribution at some point during the campaign, and they again appear to be following this template. All four spin bowlers are excellent fielders – Phillips deserves to be recognized as one of the best in the world at the moment.
It also makes sense that by filling their eleven with all-round talent, they have players to call upon, no matter what the match situation. Appearing in two finals and making the semi-finals in the last three ODI World Cups shows that versatility has worked for him.
Santner said, “Once we choose a team, we like to stick to the same team, but it depends on the circumstances.” “Karachi can play very different to Rawalpindi, which can play very different to Dubai. With the short nature of the tournament, if you are happy with your XI, you want them to perform in all three games. But we are ready for that.” There are changes.”
Andrew Fidel Fernando is a senior writer for ESPNcricinfo. @afidelf
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