Mumbai
\nNew Zealand spinner Mitchell Santner today said the key to success against India\u2019s much-vaunted batting line-up would be to bowl reasonably quick and induce mistakes from Virat Kohli and Co. India and New Zealand will lock horns in a limited-overs series, comprising three ODIs and an equal number of T20 Internationals, starting on October 22.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is tough (to bowl against India), they are very good players of spin. They have grown up playing spin. I just try to keep it simple,\u201d Santner said ahead of his team\u2019s practice game against Board President\u2019s XI tomorrow.<\/p>\n
\u201cBowl reasonably quick and make the batsmen commit a mistake. If you get a few dot balls and build pressure that way, you can hopefully get a few wickets. That\u2019s what I\u2019ll be trying to do,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
\u2018Kohli tough to handle\u2019
\nAsked about the plans to tackle the ever-dangerous Virat Kohli, Santner was candid enough to admit that it was no easy task. \u201cNot easy. He\u2019s a very good player, and so are many others in the team. They\u2019re in good form, the way they played against Australia was very good. The last time we came here, we did okay. Hopefully, we can do better this time and take the series.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to Santner, his past experience will help him in this series. \u201cWe haven\u2019t been here for a while. But for me, it\u2019s about falling back on the past experiences. So I\u2019ll be looking to do that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The legendary Daniel Vettori has a plenty of experience of bowling in India and Santner has taken his advice. \u201cI have learnt from him. He\u2019s a very good left-arm spinner. I am not trying to bowl miracle balls every ball. It\u2019s about tying up a batsman and waiting for him to make a mistake,\u201d said the left-arm spinner.<\/p>\n
\u2018Pandya dangerous\u2019
\nSantner said the in-form all-rounder Hardik Pandya was a concern but the Kiwis were ready to tackle him. \u201cHe is a very good striker. He tends to hit down the ground. So I guess it\u2019s key to take the length off him. I saw him hit (Adam) Zampa for three sixes in an over. So, once he hits one, he wants to keep going.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo if you can tie him down or make him take singles, hopefully he will try to play a big shot and go for a ball that\u2019s not quite there. But yes, he\u2019s a very good player and striker. So we have to careful,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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