Morning session will be crucial – Trent Boult – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 is pretty much balanced and vowed to stage a comeback in the morning session on Friday, August 24, 2012.
Speaking to media persons at the post-day press conference, the 23-year-old medium pacer said that they were looking forward to put the hosts under pressure by claiming a couple of early wickets on Friday morning.
“The first hour tomorrow morning will be a big opportunity to go at the batsmen and get a couple of wickets,” said the left-arm pacer, who accounted for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Tendulkar-c2556 on Thursday. “The first hour wicket will be a different. It was a
very hot day in different conditions. The game is still very balanced,” he added further.
After losing openers quite early, rookie batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Kohli-c2737 buckled down 125 runs for the fourth wicket to help the hosts go past 300-run mark at stumps on Day one. Pujara, batting at No. 3, scored an unbeaten century while Kohli played
a meticulous knock of 58 runs. At the end of the day, the home side was placed at a comfortable 307 for five, with centurion Pujara not out on 119 and skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 unbeaten on 29 at the other end.
Talking about the wicket at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, the Kiwi pacer said that it was slowing down and looked good for spinners to bowl.
“The pitch looked different what we thought it would be, a lot slower,” said the left-arm seamer, who is playing his fifth Test and has so far claimed 14 wickets. “The carry was little variable. I think the bowlers have to be consistent,” he added further.
Boult’s fellow pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Doug-Bracewell-c1394 was seen battling muscle cramps on the opening day, but the left-armer was confident Bracewell will be back to action on Friday morning.
“I guess that happened because of the heat. It was very hot and he went out because of a cramp. He will be back to bowling group tomorrow.”
The Rotorua-born pace bowler also admitted that the Kiwis failed to put pressure on the young Indian batsmen, after removing the big guns quite early.
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