The New Zealand batsman, Henry Nicholls reckons that the Indian fast bowling attack is on par with New Zealand’s world-class swing operators but he more worried about the spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja, who may pose during the upcoming World Test Championship final. India and New Zealand will be locking horns with each other in the inaugural WTC final at Southampton’s Ageas Bowl, one of those rare English tracks known to aid the slow bowlers for a considerable period in Test matches.
During a recent chat with PTI, Henry Nicholls said, “India has a very good seam attack and also has experienced spinners like Ashwin and Jadeja. Mohammed Shami along with Jasprit Bumrah and Ishant Sharma have proven their quality over the years which is similar to our seamers (Tren Boult, Tim Southee, and Neil Wagner) on whom we really pride ourselves. So if you are facing that kind of a line-up, it’s an exciting challenge and as a group, we are expecting it to be tough.”
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Henry Nicholls was a part of the New Zealand team that whitewashed India in the two-match Test series at home in early 2020, something that will give them confidence going into the final. He is also in form as he registered scores of 174 (vs West Indies), 56, 11, and 157 (vs Pakistan). He even had some big partnerships with skipper Kane Williamson, including a monumental 369 run stand against Pakistan in Christchurch.
Before the WTC final, New Zealand will play England at the Lord’s in the first of the two-match Test matches. Black Caps’ highest scorer in that fateful 2019 World Cup final still at times finds it difficult to shrug off the disappointment.
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Talking about the same, Henry Nicholls said, “It’s something that will be there forever. It would have been an amazing game of cricket anywhere in the world but it happened to be the World Cup final at Lord’s which made it special. It was disappointing as a group not to win that but we certainly held our heads high after such a performance. But again the way it finished was the way it finished. You can’t do much about it.”
