India tour of New Zealand 2014

[gaurav92]

:hysterical::hysterical:

[gattaca]

Is this a last chance for dhawan? Is this test series in nz a last chance for him. Although we make fun of rohit sharma he has some scores on his side. The 80 odd in the one dayer in nz. Dhawan looked clueless right from SA to Nz Odis. Vvs favorite commentor Nasser Husain got it right about dhawan's technique in the champions trophy.

[cowboysfan]

I dont think so,our only option at this moment in GG and i would rather stick to Dhawan and hope he can work things out.

[gattaca]

I was seeing Dravids show on cricinfo. They had his cumulative average for SA and nz it around 16. Don't know how long selectors will give him a long rope.

[cowboysfan]

Its all upto him.his most pressing problem is the short ball and he has to lay off it in test matches,he cannot get out to them.

[gaurav92]

Its all upto him.his most pressing problem is the short ball and he has to lay off it in test matches' date='he cannot get out to them.[/quote'] Not just the short ball, he keeps throwing his bat at wide deliveries too :facepalm:

[Cricket_Hacker]

Not just the short ball' date=' he keeps throwing his bat at wide deliveries too :facepalm:[/quote'] yeah a bit like pokemon

[Cricket_Hacker]

Trent Boult — New Zealand’s swing merchant India needs to be wary of

With 72 wickets in 20 Tests at an average of 26.54, Trent Boult has become New Zealand’s key weapon in the pace bowling department. The swing bowler, who recently hit top form against the West Indies must be raring to have a crack at a rather enervated Indian setup in the upcoming Test series. Bharath Ramaraj analyses the exciting young swing bowler from New Zealand. During 2010-11 Plunket Shield, New Zealand cricket pundits blinked their eyes in delight at 21-year old, Trent Boult’s profusion of virtuosity to swing the ball late with a bolt upright seam. The wiry youngster swung it with a whippy action, and generated enormous amount of backward rotation on the ball to take 32 wickets at the cost of 25.34. Since then, he has gone on to play for New Zealand, and in his short career has made rapid strides to become a sparkling treasured star in the setup. As a battered Indian side, already reeling on the back of comprehensively losing the One-Day International (ODI) series, prepares to take on the hosts at Eden Park, Auckland, they better watch out for the swing- merchant from Rotorua, New Zealand. In fact, Boult in the recently concluded Test series against the West Indies touched heavenly brilliance by taking 20 wickets at an average of 15.40. In the game at Basin Reserve, Wellington, he was an irresistible force. He bowled with exemplary control, pitched it up and swung it around like a boomerang to leave the opposition in a state of dizziness. If you believe West Indies was well below par and he may struggle to reach those lofty heights against India then think again. Here is a bowler who even found a wee bit of swing with a new SG ball when New Zealand toured India in 2012 and that takes some doing. The simple truth is that any bowler who can swing the ball late rather than from the hand, and at decent pace is going to be a handful on most occasions. Actually, the spell that caught the eye of the writer was his breathtaking six for 68 at Eden Park, Auckland in the first innings of the final Test against England. A better batting side on paper than West Indies, the Englishmen too found themselves in dire-straits against the swinging ball. The redoubtable Jonathan Trott was done in by the classical left-armer’s ploy of angling it across the right-hander, before trapping him on the shuffle plumb in front. The same could be said about Jonny Bairstow, who perhaps walked back to the pavilion contemplating what had hit him, as Boult bowled a crackerjack in-swinger to trap him dead in front. The tail-enders were just blown away in a trail of blaze within no time. Arguably the best delivery of the match though, didn’t help him to add yet another wicket to his kitty. The one he bowled to Stuart Broad late on the fourth day tailed in so late that one wondered whether it was more of a circular saw machine rather than the red cherry swinging profusely in the air. Only an inside edge saved Broad from marching back to the pavilion. Even Brian Lara at the peak of his prowess might have struggled to play that delivery with any degree of conviction. In short, one can only marvel at the surgical-like finesse of Boult’s fingers and wrists. To have a left-arm swing bowler bowling at decent clicks in your team is a gift-wrapped weapon to any captain. Remember, the Indian line-up is stacked up with right-handers. Boult, in all likelihood should give them plenty of headaches by angling it across them and bringing the odd one back. Yes, he is still learning the tricks of a swing bowler’s trade, but up against a line-up known to take chances by playing a flurry of shots, he should be in the business. There isn’t a much better sight in cricket than watching a swing bowler seemingly having the ball on a string and combining marvellous skill with geometric precision to take a slew of wickets. Having played only 20 Tests, the 24-year old Boult still has a long way to go. Yet, the writer is convinced that in terms of skillful swing bowling, he is poised to take over the mantle from James Anderson (Ashes debacle notwithstanding) as the most skilful swing-merchant going around.

http://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/trent-boult-new-zealands-swing-merchant-india-needs-to-be-wary-of-92916

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New Zealand pacer Trent Boult, who is back after an injury break, talks about how the conditions here will help his side test the Indian batsmen with movement. Moreover, he believes that the attacking nature of the visiting batsmen will play into the hands of the hosts. Excerpts: On Indian batting The Indians are attacking batsmen. I will look to target them with swing and exploit their defensive techniques with the ball moving both ways. As long as we can get them to play shots in the areas we want them to, it’s going to be rewarding for us. If you consistently bowl in good areas, in terms of line and length, and swing from there, that works in all formats. But it’s definitely going to be a challenge because they are world class batsmen. On Short pitch stuff Well, you have to mix them up with a good line and length to put pressure on the batsmen. Bowl them once every two or three overs and then that bouncer will keep them off their game. Then look for the good length ball and try to induce an error. On return from injury I want to take confidence out of that because we have a big challenge coming up here in a couple of days. I am fully fit now, but yes I was disappointed to get sidelined because of that. On swing and consistency Swing bowling with consistency was the secret of my success against the West Indies. I am expecting similar conditions in the next couple of weeks and I am eager to exploit them. On pitches In Auckland, we have a drop-in pitch and I have just played one Test here (against England in early 2013). But it is a good pitch with ample bounce. It can be quite good for batting and then takes turn towards the end of the Test, but I doubt that will be the case this time around because spin is a strong point of the Indians. But it is generally a good wicket. Basin Reserve is one of the better wickets in New Zealand in terms of aiding fast bowling as well as swing. http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/indian-batsmen-are-too-attacking-says-boult/

[tweaker]

Indians should not take this NZ attack lightly

[tweaker]

Boult,Wagner,Southee,Bracewell is a good bowling combination in NZ condition

[BlueBee]

Boult' date='Wagner,Southee,Bracewell is a good bowling combination in NZ condition[/quote'] :om:

[cowboysfan]

Boult' date='Wagner,Southee,Bracewell is a good bowling combination in NZ condition[/quote']

[Cricket_Hacker]

Boult' date='Wagner,Southee,Bracewell is a good bowling combination in NZ condition[/quote'] Bracewell wont play... McCullum said the team for the first test is the same that beat WI Sodhi :yay:

[BlueBee]

Bracewell wont play... McCullum said the team for the first test is the same that beat WI Sodhi :yay:

[mancalledsting]

"He looked clueless in ODIS-.....so let's drop him for tests. " Same type of simplistic thinking saw Pujara and Rahane held back in tests for players who were in good ODI form ie Yuvraj and Raina. Dhawan is only a few test matches old, he also showed 2nd innings in Durban that he may be able to grind it out- lets give him some more tests before we cast judgement.

[Cricketics]

If he fails here, he will be surely dropped from atleast one of the formats. I am sure, and it will make sense to bring back Gambhir for the England tour then. Actually, regarldess of how Dhawan does, I want Gambhir for England tour. It's going to be big 5 match series, you have to have an extra batsman like Gambhir in the line up.

[skindia]

2 bad series and people want him out of side...Nohit and Raina played for 7-8 years without performance except 2-3 good knocks

[skindia]

gambhir was playing with avg of 30 for 3 years....now some people want gambhir back in side to fail again...gambhir is good for odi though..

[Switchblade]

2 bad series and people want him out of side...Nohit and Raina played for 7-8 years without performance except 2-3 good knocks

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