New Zealand pacer Matt Henry mentioned India’s familiarity with the situations right here helped them choose an acceptable bowling unit as their spin quartet, significantly Varun Chakravarthy, stored his facet underneath fixed strain through the Champions Trophy match right here.
India, who’re taking part in all their matches in Dubai, fielded Chakravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel towards the Kiwis right here on Sunday throughout their 44-run victory within the closing Group A match.
“I believe, clearly, the best way to have 4 frontline spinners was a very efficient option to play. I believe having that luxurious of figuring out (situations)…they performed to the situations superbly. That was most likely the problem for us,” Henry mentioned within the post-match press convention.
“We knew that they have been going to play the 4 spinners. They bowled superbly. They learn the scenario and the situations properly. Yeah, sadly, we couldn’t get throughout the road.” Chakravarthy was probably the most spectacular among the many 4 spinners, taking a five-wicket haul (5/42) as India arrange a semifinal conflict with Australia.
“He (Chakravarthy) bowled superbly, didn’t he? I believe he confirmed his ability, the best way he turned the ball each methods, he may bowl tempo. They have been in a position to put us underneath strain proper all through,” Henry mentioned.
“He extracted flip and tempo and he simply, to be on a match successful efficiency like that, to have the ability to create strain and I suppose that’s what they did in tandem.”
Nonetheless, Henry was delighted to see New Zealand pacers placing India underneath strain early, and he needs to copy that towards South Africa within the semifinals.
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India have been reeling at 30 for 3 at one stage earlier than Shreyas Iyer and Axar Patel mounted a rescue act.
“I believe the secret’s adapting. It’s one thing we speak about as a fast-bowling group — studying situations and making an attempt to get the opposition to take powerful choices (to attain) and we managed to try this even within the energy play right here,” he mentioned.
“I believe if we are able to preserve doing that, we are able to take wickets. In the event you can take wickets all through, particularly all through that center, it makes an enormous distinction on the again finish.
“Shifting ahead, we’ll take our studying from right here and we’ll apply them again in Lahore (vs SA).”
