Ross Taylor admits his failure as a batsman in the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Hyderabad-c792 Test – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 at Hyderabad, and believes that he will have to make certain adjustments in his batting technique
as well as mental approach to counter the home team’s spinners.
The Black Caps were beaten by an innings and 115 runs in the first Test by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 and company, with the Men in Blue dominating each and every session of the match.
The visitors’ batting looked extremely vulnerable against the Indian spinners, managing to score merely 159 and 164 in the two innings respectively. The two Indian slow bowlers, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/PP-Ojha-c2198, picked up 18 wickets
between themselves, with the former coming up as the Player of the Match.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915, who is considered to be the best New Zealand batsman, failed to deliver the goods in the match, scoring only 2 and 7 in the two innings and was dismissed by Ashwin both the times.
With the second match scheduled to begin on August 31, Taylor understands that he will have to make necessary changes in his game to face the Indian bowling arsenal. The middle-order batsman is of the view that keeping the scoreboard
moving is the key behind success in all formats of the game.
"A little bit of technique but I think most of it is probably in the mind," said Taylor. "[It's about] trusting your defence and trusting your attacking shots. When you get bogged down, it puts a lot of pressure on you and there was
a lot of pressure going out there. It's about rotating the strike, finding your single options. We are not big players of using our feet, so we need to create lengths in different ways."
Taking heart from the fighting partnership between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 captain is hopeful that his side will turn the tables in the Bangalore Test.
"I thought Kane and Brendon applied themselves really well for a long period of time and showed that it can be done," he added.
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