New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has referred Team India as a “world-class side with a world-class pace attack” and also called on his side to bring their best game in the two-Test series against India.
“India have a world-class side, world-class pace attack that have performed in all conditions,” Williamson told reporters at the pre-match conference on Thursday. “So, really an exciting opportunity for our team but once again it is trying to assist the conditions as best we can and commit our plans which ultimately gives us the best chance of good results.”
In the ongoing ICC World Test Championship, India have won all the matches they have played and much of the credit certainly goes to the pace attack which comprised of Jasprit Bumrah, Ishant Sharma, Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav.
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“Here in New Zealand, it does tend to provide a bit of movement and assistance for the fast bowlers. Leaving the ball well and knowing your off-stump is the important part to most, I guess, top-order batsmen’s games. So, I suppose adapting to what’s in front of us is the most important thing,” he added.
“You don’t replace a guy like Neil,” he added. “The qualities that he brings are quite unique but you then bring in a guy who targets slightly different areas, coming from a slightly different height as well,” he again said.
New Zealand, who are currently placed at the sixth spot in the World Test Championship with 60 points, had lost their last Test series against the mighty Australia in Australia where they were whitewashed in the three-match series. On the other hand, India had won against Bangladesh in the two-Test series — which also witnessed their first-ever pink-ball Test.
“If you are playing good cricket and you are winning cricket games then the points coming a little bit more,” said Kane Williamson.
“The Test Championship is definitely a step in the right direction and not perfect but I’m sure that the first year or two there will always be efforts to continue to make it a better product. We are all keen to see how it falls and I’m sure it will develop over time,” he concluded.
