Former Australian spinner Brad Hogg said that Team India have the upper hand in their upcoming three-match home Test series against
New Zealand. He also added that the Kiwi batters’ fragility against spin bowlers would allow India to dominate the batting as well.

Hogg said in a video shared on his YouTube channel: “The way New Zealand played in Sri Lanka, I don’t think they’d be able to turn things around and really fix their deficiencies batting against spin. And that’s where India are going to take the Test series away easily. William O’Rourke, he is a fast bowler, he just comes in ball after ball, not trying to bowl with sheer pace, has got a big heart, an he doesn’t give in. And Ben Sears, I hope he gets a go because he is a tall, quick bowler and I just think he can add a little bit of variety against India just with the extra height, hopefully getting a little bit of extra bounce there.”

However, Brad Hogg also applauded Team India for their 3-0 T20I series whitewash over Bangladesh. He stated that while Bangladesh aren’t an easy team to beat in T20Is as well. He also praised skipper Suryakumar Yadav and head coach Gautam Gambhir for their approach as well.

“There was no way that Bangladesh were going to win this T20 series. India are coming out, they are playing aggressive brand of T20 cricket. They want to take the game on. They are starting to raise the bar ahead of other teams around the globe. Yes, they did win the T20 World Cup, but they have moved forward and they are looking at to try and change the brand of cricket under Gautam Gambhir and Suryakumar Yadav moving forward, and it’s looking brilliant. Bangladesh, in T20 cricket, are no easy-beats, and India just blew them apart,” Brad Hogg concluded.