Bond looks for greater consistency from New Zealand bowlers – Cricket News Update
The newly appointed New Zealand bowling coach, Shane Bond, is hopeful of bringing greater consistency to the bowling aspect of the side when he begins his tenure in the coming week against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758.
The former pacer was recently named as the new bowling coach following http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Damien-Wright-c1304’s decision to step down from the post after a 13-month stint. The player has studied a fair bit regarding the challenges he will face in due course but is confident in getting the best out his players.
The Kiwi contingent has not had the best of times in international cricket over the past 10 months. Despite beating http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750.
Their campaign in the World T20 also did not go as planned, as they were dumped out in the second round of competition following two tied games. Consistency has been a major issue for the team, where they have failed to settle on a first-choice bowling group, owing to various concerns.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/TG-Southee-c2659). Recognizing this fact, Bond said his first task will be to organize the group and ensure that they play to their potential.
"I understand that it is their careers and they will have a way they want to get about their work. As a coach it is just about challenging those ideas and pushing the guys along so they can reach their potential.
"If you look at the players we've got, they've got the skills, and it's not always about bowling fast. It's just about being more consistent, not just within a game but game by game. I think we see good performances, game to game the guys turn up and really do well, but what we want is to see that on a consistent level."
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 begins their tour of Sri Lanka with a T20I on October 30.
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