New Zealand lanky fast bowler, Kyle Jamieson reckons that playing Test cricket in India will be a different challenge from that of playing at home. Jamieson further said that he would seek ideas from some of the senior fast bowlers, Neil Wagner and Tim Southee on how to bowl in Indian conditions.
India and New Zealand will be locking horns with each other in a two-match Test series with the first game starting in Kanpur on Thursday. Jamieson, who has made a record-breaking start to Test cricket, with 46 wickets in just eight appearances, is undertaking his first India tour with the Kiwi national team.
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As per the quotes in stuff.co.nz, Kyle Jamieson said, “I haven’t played a whole lot of cricket over here. I had the first half of the IPL which was good, but this will be different again. I’ve got Wags (Neil Wagner) and Timmy (Tim Southee) here, so it’ll be good to bounce ideas off them, to get their expertise on how to bowl here. It’s certainly going to be a different challenge to what we get back home but I’m really looking forward to it.”
Kyle Jamieson played a crucial role in New Zealand winning the last three Tests against the Indian team, including the World Test Championship final against India in Southampton earlier this year in June. However, with Southee and Wagner in the squad, Jamieson might not be a part of the playing XI in the first Test.
As the Kiwis start their WTC title defense, Kyle Jamieson enters the scene with five five-wicket hauls and an incredible average of 14.17 in Test cricketer. Talking about bowling in various conditions, Jamieson feels he prefer to stick to his strengths.
Elaborating the same, Kyle Jamieson said, “It certainly feels like a long time ago. No better way to start than the challenge of India in India. First and foremost, I think for me it’s not trying to change my game too much — still trying and stick to my strengths, but trying and adapt to what the conditions give. If I do play and get the new ball, it’s trying to swing it and as the conditions change and the roles change throughout the game, try to focus on that.”
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The 26-year-old was part of the New Zealand squad that reached the final of the T20 World Cup but he did not feature in the playing XI in any game in the UAE.
Talking about the same, Kyle Jamieson said, “It was good to be part of it and gave me a chance to step back, with the volume of cricket I’d been playing, a chance to work on my game and get back in the gym with Chris (Donaldson, the strength and conditioning coach).”
