India Vs New Zealand 2nd Test
If we check New Zealand's test performances in India, although they haven't won much but they always fought hard. Many times they dragged a match to draws and saved themselves from a loss. But this series brought us a match which was comprehensively won by India. Indian spinners took 18 out of 20 New Zealand wickets which purely showed that the visitors are not able to tackle the spin. This would be the biggest concern for them in the second test against India.
A demoralising loss in first test will be still playing on the visitors' minds. They need to forget it and play their best in the second test. They are well know for their fighting spirit. On the other hand Indian team would play for a win and a white wash. India is playing test cricket after a long time and that too after two disappointing tours to England and Australia. So a whitewash here would be a huge confidence booster for them in the longer version of cricket.
Indian batting did a good job with the likes of Pujara scoring 150 and other few contributing with fifties. Especially the youngsters now need to be consistent as they have to fill the places of the greats Dravid and Laxman. Pujara did a brillaint job and so did Dhoni, Sehwag and Kohli. A much is expected from Gambhir and Sachin too here at Bangalore in the second test.
Indian spinners Ojha and Ashwin decimated New Zealand batting line up in the first test. Let us hope some more wickets from the quickies Zaheer Khan and Umesh Yadav. New Zealand bowling looked a bit out of rhythm. They bowled well but in patches. Consistency is the key. On the other hand their batting was purely disappointing. They need to play longer innings, longer partnerships so that they can score big. New Zealand is missing Daniel Vettori at this moment. As far as the batting is concerned, Guptil, McCullum, Taylor and others need to contribute big, if they have to showcase some resistance to the strong Indian team.
We may see a spin friendly dry track here at Bangalore which is again a threat for the visiting team. So this adds on to their pain. All and all, if it doesn't rain too much, India looks clear favourites to win this one.
If we check New Zealand's test performances in India, although they haven't won much but they always fought hard. Many times they dragged a match to draws and saved themselves from a loss. But this series brought us a match which was comprehensively won by India. Indian spinners took 18 out of 20 New Zealand wickets which purely showed that the visitors are not able to tackle the spin. This would be the biggest concern for them in the second test against India.
A demoralising loss in first test will be still playing on the visitors' minds. They need to forget it and play their best in the second test. They are well know for their fighting spirit. On the other hand Indian team would play for a win and a white wash. India is playing test cricket after a long time and that too after two disappointing tours to England and Australia. So a whitewash here would be a huge confidence booster for them in the longer version of cricket.
Indian batting did a good job with the likes of Pujara scoring 150 and other few contributing with fifties. Especially the youngsters now need to be consistent as they have to fill the places of the greats Dravid and Laxman. Pujara did a brillaint job and so did Dhoni, Sehwag and Kohli. A much is expected from Gambhir and Sachin too here at Bangalore in the second test.
Indian spinners Ojha and Ashwin decimated New Zealand batting line up in the first test. Let us hope some more wickets from the quickies Zaheer Khan and Umesh Yadav. New Zealand bowling looked a bit out of rhythm. They bowled well but in patches. Consistency is the key. On the other hand their batting was purely disappointing. They need to play longer innings, longer partnerships so that they can score big. New Zealand is missing Daniel Vettori at this moment. As far as the batting is concerned, Guptil, McCullum, Taylor and others need to contribute big, if they have to showcase some resistance to the strong Indian team.
We may see a spin friendly dry track here at Bangalore which is again a threat for the visiting team. So this adds on to their pain. All and all, if it doesn't rain too much, India looks clear favourites to win this one.
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