Absence of Dravid and Laxman helps our confidence – http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LRPL-Taylor-c1849 – Cricket News Update
The New Zealand skipper Ross http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hyderabad-c792, on Thursday,
August 23. However, the Kiwis skipper admitted that the Men in Blue are always a tough opposition in their home conditions.
The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 led India side will go into the Test series opener against the Black Caps on Thursady without veteran Test batsmen, Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman in their ranks. Dravid retired from all cricket in March this year while Laxman
bid farewell to Test cricket on Saturday, August 18, with immediate effect. The selectors have called up http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Subramaniam-Badrinath-c91587 as replacements for the two legends, ahead of the Hyderabad Test.
Taylor said that the absence of the experienced duo has boosted their confidence adding that they will look to attack the replacing batsmen.
"I won't say it is going to be easy, but the confidence in the team goes up with India not having http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rahul-c83321 or Laxman, who are quality players," said Taylor while speaking to media persons on the eve of the match.
"Whoever India decide to go with, we will be attacking them and try and put them under as much pressure as possible," he added further.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760, which saw them losing the T20, ODI and Test series to the men from Caribbean.
Taylor said that they would put the nightmarish Caribbean itinerary at their back and make a fresh start in the subcontinent.
"We would like to be as positive as possible. We did not play as well as we know we should have in the West Indies," conceded the visiting captain. “Playing India in India is always tough. We know we have to play and perform a lot better
than we did in the West Indies," he added further.
The two Test series between India and New Zealand will be followed by a couple of T20Is.
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