Former Indian wicketkeeper-batter Parthiv Patel added Glenn Phillips could trouble India in the second Test against New Zealand in Pune. He shared that the off-spinner had dismissed Virat Kohli on the last ball of Day 3 of the first Test in Bengaluru as well. India also bundled New Zealand out for 259 in their first innings on Thursday, October 24.

During a discussion on Colors Cineplex, Parthiv Patel said, “Traditionally off-spinners have troubled India on turning wickets. Whether it is Nathan Lyon or Moeen Ali, whichever off-spinner has come has troubled India. Of course, the left-arm spinners will trouble but Glenn Phillips is a bowler who could trouble.”

“He also dismissed Virat Kohli on the last ball. We have seen quite often that the incoming balls get the inside edge, especially for the right-handed batters. So it’s not that only the left-arm spinners will be the threat, the sort of pitch it is, you will have to think and play the off-spinner as to how the ball is going,” Patel again added.

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Parthiv Patel also stated in the same discussion that Day 1 of the second Test was largely in India’s favour.

“It has gone in India’s favor to a great extent. When you lose the toss and bowl first, you think you should get to bat in the evening. Although a wicket has fallen for sure, that is your thought process and India were successful in that as well as they got New Zealand all out for 259. New Zealand started well, the way they played the new ball,” he said.

“However, as soon as Ravichandran Ashwin came, he started picking up wickets. We were thinking that if New Zealand scored 350-375, India would be on the back foot. However, Washington Sundar came, everyone had questioned his selection, as to how correct it was to play him ahead of Kuldeep, but when you take seven wickets, you get the answer that the selection was right,” Parthiv Patel concluded.