There are many experienced players in the Indian team with which the New Zealand male team will distrust the Champions Trophy final. But one of its most inexperienced players will also be great in the minds of New Zealand batters.
“I think the boys will be better for the race against Varun. He is obviously a world -class bowling player who we have seen here and in the IPL. He has a little mystery. But it was the first time that some of the boys have faced him. I think they will learn from the other day.”
Santner received a particularly vicious delivery from Chakravarthy in the group party, one that was flat and fast, and yet a substantial turn to get his brows.
“If the launch plays in a similar way, it will be a challenge along with their other three spinners. I think the children will be ready for tomorrow after having examined a little more images. We know what their threats are now. That arm of 115 km / mph arm, that got me, that was a threat a little.”
While Chakravarthy is the best wickt bearer in India in the tournament, his other three spinners have also prospered on a Dubai track. Axar Patel has five wickts for the tournament, and Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadaja have four each. They had been effective in the middle in that previous game against New Zealand.
“I think that the way Axar and Laadaja denied us for a long time, it could be something similar again in a slow wickt, where it is as if you could rotate and hit the strange bad ball, you can reach a decent score,” said Santner.
“We have some good Spin players and it is about trying to play their games and if it is to get your broom and sweep, or to use your feet, I suppose we give our players the freedom to play their way.”
New Zealand has its own spinning quartet, in Santner himself, Michael Bracewell, Glenn Phillips and Rachin Ravindra.
“On the other hand, it is the same with us. For us it is about trying to generate pressure for a long period of time to produce a false shot.”
