AFG vs NZ one-off Check: Tim Southee says being a fast-bowling captain robust in sub-continent
New Zealand skipper Tim Southee. (FILE Picture)
New Zealand captain Tim Southee says being a fast-bowling captain could be very troublesome within the sub-continent and he is able to sit out if circumstances are extra spin-friendly over the subsequent two months once they play six Check matches, beginning in opposition to Afghanistan on Monday.
“It’s robust….,” says Southee on captaining within the sub-continent. “Clearly, with six Check matches on this a part of the world, we wish to suppose spin will play an important position. As a bowling unit, we bought 4 high quality tempo bowlers and tempo is your essential risk again dwelling. Right here, it’s doubtlessly going to be spin. So it’s a problem, particularly for us as a result of circumstances are overseas.” (Learn extra from Pratyush Raj)