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- Updated: September 20, 2016
One of the reasons why New Zealand are expected to fare better than South Africa did in Indian conditions is that they have three spinners, three different varieties of spinners, two of whom have achieved success in India in the shortest format of the game. On the other hand, though, India’s batsmen are expected to have improved their game on such tracks. They will be expected to do better than last year when only Ajinkya Rahane managed to reach a hundred and average over 35. It won’t be easy, though, should the pitches be similar.
Anil Kumble, India’s coach, spoke of the challenges faced by not just Indian batsmen, but any modern batsman batting out of his comfort zone, two days before the start of the first Test, in Kanpur. “It is quite challenging for a modern-day cricketer to keep changing formats,” Kumble said. “Invariably, when you are playing the shorter format, it’s in favour of the batsmen. There is hardly anything for the bowler. So, obviously, when they come to play in a Test match, irrespective of the conditions, seam or spin…
“We have seen modern cricketers, who, if you look at their records in previous years, they were all good players of fast bowling. But they have struggled on seaming tracks because of what the modern batsman encounters. That goes with all teams. But one good thing we have had is we …
