India thrash New Zealand to bag Test series
With a defining lead in the hut, Indian bowlers took over the control pretty soon. They seemed to be all over the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 batsmen in no time. The field setting that was close-in was self-explanatory regarding the intentions of the Indians. Their bowling
technique continued to confuse the already baffled Kiwis, who were not sure of the shots they offered to those deliveries. The umpires also seemed to be under fire as the environment was all fired up and the fielders exerted an extra-ordinary pressure around
the bat. The ball was moving around in an unexpected manner, much to the delight of the Indians as it won them the match in the end.
Spinners proved to be the most effective in terms of grabbing wickets at the right intervals, translating into one of the biggest wins for India in a long time. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ishant-Sharma-c64566 cleared up the tail and the win that was expected to come late, became a reality
in just over half an hour after the lunch break. This also proved to be the third most emphatic win for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 in terms of Test matches records.
Pragyan Ojha proved in the ground that his previous game plan that involved bowling on the defensive was not the strategy this time. With tons of runs in the bag, the young bowler illustrated his pro-attacking abilities with the ball that made the Indian
bowling attack unstoppable. He outclassed Brendon McCullum upfront while the Kiwi player was too much involved in hitting early boundaries in his innings. Ojha did not lose the hope and kept pitching the ball up despite this and finally he was awarded in the
form of a catch taken in the slips sending the player back to the dressing room.
The pitch also favoured the Indians with the ball turning much and that caused Martin Guptill to get out in the form of lbw. But the decision seemed to be an ordinary one as the ball pitched outside the line of leg stump but because the movement was so much,
the umpire gave the decision in the favour of the young leg spinner. Harbhajan Singh also participated well to take the wicket of Gareth Hopkins with a flighted off-break that the opposite player was unable to read completely. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gautam-Gambhir-c58623 took a great catch
to his right.
Ross http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915 also plunged in to take the bowling attack once all the players from the other end were losing their wickets in subtle manner. He decided that it was pointless to defend on the track which also had some bounce and so his decision to attack soon
got him out as well. He survived one plumb leg before wicket while sweeping, yet his stay on the wicket did not last for long and he was caught bat-pad off the pad. Jesse Ryder was the only New Zealand player who was comfortable against the spin attack from
the opponents but he alone could not put on a saving fight for his team. The rest of the players including the skipper Daniel Vettori did not add much to their team’s cause and he became a victim of Suresh Raina.
Hence, the resistance put forward by the Kiwis did not prove to be defining and this allowed India to finish the series on a high. The 1-0 win for the Indians became possible only after the fight was weak on part of team New Zealand and this win has now
made the Indians undefeated in nine series. Certainly, the Indians have given a strong message that they are the leaders in the longest form of the game and the form they are in will disrupt any side.
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