We preview the upcoming three Test series between India and New Zealand – and also discuss England’s win over Pakistan in the Test in Multan.
Talking Points:
• The India-New Zealand rivalry down the years
• New Zealand in transition – after the retirements of Boult and Wagner
• Rachin Ravindra’s terrific 92 at Galle in the recent series v Sri Lanka
• New Zealand’s reliance on part-timers to fill in some spin overs
• Should New Zealand play to their pace strength in Bangalore and Mumbai?
• The Pakistan-England Test and what it taught us about bowling in Test cricket
• The batting-centric nature of cricketing discourse and why that is problematic
• Would a team with a world-class bowling attack and 6 ‘average’ batters win as much as a team with the same bowling attack and 6 great batters?
Participants:
Siddhartha Vaidyanathan (@sidvee (https://x.com/sidvee) )
Ashoka
Kartikeya Date (@cricketingview (https://x.com/cricketingview) ) | Substack (https://cricketingview.substack.com/) | ESPNcricinfo (https://www.espncricinfo.com/author/kartikeya-date-547)
Mahesh Sethuraman (@cornerd (https://x.com/cornerd) )
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Related:
• Will O’Rourke’s Canterbury Tales – Deivarayan Muthu – ESPNcricinfo (https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ind-vs-nz-test-series-wtc-will-orourkes-canterbury-tales-with-peter-fulton-and-brendon-donkers-1455101)
• A freakish ten-for and good old Indian dominance – 81allout review of the India v New Zealand series in 2021 (https://www.81allout.com/2021/12/09/a-freakish-ten-for-and-a-good-old-indian-dominance-india-v-nz-series-review/)
• Two seamers or three? The big Black Caps question ahead of India tests -Andrew Voerman – Stuff.co.nz (https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350449864/two-seamers-or-three-big-black-caps-question-ahead-india-tests)
• Why Pakistan Aren’t Winning, And Why Batting Is Irrelevant In Test Cricket – Kartikeya Date – Cricketingview Substack (https://cricketingview.substack.com/p/why-pakistan-arent-winning-and-why)
