New Zealand happy not to be facing Muralitharan in the Test series – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/M-Muralitharan-c1864 in the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka and feels that the legendary off-spinner’s absence has weakened the home team’s
bowling attack.
Having lost the recently-concluded One Day International series by three games to none, the Kiwis are now geared up to settle the scores in the two-match Test series, which begins on Saturday at Galle.
Historically, the Black Caps have struggled against quality spinners as the likes of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Anil-Kumble-c44737 have enjoyed a lot of success against them in the 1990s and 2000s.
In the on-going year, Taylor and company have had a tough time facing http://www.senore.com/Cricket/PP-Ojha-c2198, losing four Tests in a row.
While commenting about the forthcoming battle, the 28-year-old cricketer expressed that Sri Lanka’s bowling is not as potent as it used to be in past, with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SL-Malinga-c2540 also restricted to the limited-over formats of the game.
“We don't have to contend with Muralitharan which is always a nice thing not to contend with. We've still got to play well ourselves and concentrate on what we can do well. But definitely their bowling line-up is an area we can target,”
the Kiwi skipper expressed.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 bowling line-up, which has been hampered
due to Daniel Vettori’s injury.
The Kiwis will bank on their off-spinner, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/JS-Patel-c1747, but Taylor is of the view that the fast bowlers will have to deliver the goods upfront, if the Black Caps are to do well in the series.
“The new ball will be crucial - putting the ball in the right area and asking questions,” http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915 said. “England were just out here recently and their seamers had a lot of success. It's not all about spin in this country. As I said,
the weather conditions might play their part and not necessarily on day one.”
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