http://www.senore.com/Cricket/John-Geoffrey-Wright-c67883 urges struggling Kiwi batsmen to clear their heads – Cricket News Update
Former http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 coach, John Wright, has urged the Kiwi batsmen to address the technical flaws in their batting when playing spin as soon as possible.
The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750, to play the subcontinent giants in a two-Test series, followed by a short T20 series. The Blacks Caps struggled miserably against the Indian spinners in the opening
Test at http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hyderabad-c792, which they lost by an innings and 115 runs. The tourists could manage meagre totals of 159 and 164 in their both innings in Hyderabad last week.
The spinners duo of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Orissa-c828 left-armer Pragyan Ojha claimed six wickets, conceding 92 runs.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KS-Williamson-c1813 was the only New Zealand batsman who managed to stand up against the Indian spinners, scoring 32 and 52 runs, before falling prey to Ojha in his both innings.
Wright, who stepped down as the Black Caps’ head coach after the disastrous tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760, hoped his countrymen would sort out the technical complexities in their heads before applying themselves on the field in Bangalore, on
Friday.
"Yes, Ashwin and Ojha were formidable but unless you are thinking positively about how you are going to counter them both mentally and technically then you are starting on the back foot. The questions that should arise when faced by tough bowling are simple
ones - what are my best scoring boundary options? Where do I get a one? What balls do I need to defend?" the 58-year-old former New Zealand captain wrote in the Asian Age.
"If you don’t believe in yourself, who will? I hope each individual in the Kiwi team is thinking along those lines. Any improvement between their two Tests versus India has to start with the mind," he added further.
Wright also backed his compatriots to bounce back at Bangalore, saying the New Zealand batting line-up is far more capable than what it showed at Hyderabad last week.
The second Test gets underway at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore tomorrow, August 31, 2012.
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