New Zealand all-rounder Michael Bracewell believes enjoying simply on flat pitches does not permit one to develop their expertise as a batter. The 31-year-old’s assertion got here after India’s hard-fought win over New Zealand on a troublesome Lucknow monitor within the second T20I.
Each India and New Zealand’s batting items struggled to deal with the extravagant flip the Lucknow monitor supplied on Sunday, January 29. Whereas New Zealand managed solely 99 off their 20 overs, India took 19.5 overs to chase down the goal.
Talking after New Zealand’s six-wicket loss, Bracewell admitted that enjoying on such tracks is important to rising their skilset as flat wickets can paper over cracks.
As quoted by Stuff.co.nz, he mentioned:
“It is in all probability not a wicket that you simply wish to play on each single time you play a Twenty 20, however as soon as every so often is an thrilling alternative to study and try to develop your expertise. If you happen to play on a wicket like that on a regular basis, or a wicket that is flat on a regular basis, you do not get a real take a look at of your expertise. I feel a wide range of wickets around the globe is a optimistic factor.”
Suryakumar Yadav, who earned the Participant of the Match award, was the one batter from both facet to attain at the least 20 runs within the match. The spinners from each groups picked up six scalps.
“Each groups confirmed that the spinners bowled rather well” – Michael Bracewell
Bracewell, who claimed figures of 4-0-13-1 in Lucknow, claimed that it was not a typical T20 wicket, as evidenced by India and New Zealand discovering it troublesome to attain runs. The all-rounder added:
“I feel each groups confirmed that the spinners bowled rather well and made it actually troublesome to attain. Not having a six scored within the recreation might be a mirrored image of that. It was not a simple wicket to bat on, and it is a type of video games, a really thrilling recreation, however in all probability somewhat bit totally different to the conventional Twenty20 that we count on.”
India and New Zealand will lock horns within the closing T20I in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.