Gary Stead on tour in India: one of the biggest challenges in cricket in the world

New Zealand coach Gary Stead said on Friday that winning in the right conditions at home in India was “one of the biggest challenges for cricket in the world” and he is not excited about how difficult it would be to face Virat Kohli’s men on the next round.

New Zealand will tour India from November 17 after the T20 World Cup. Both sides will play three T20Is and then a two-match Test series.

“It’s one of the biggest challenges in cricket in the world, going to India and winning test matches. We’re certainly not excited about how hard that will be,” Stead told reporters.

Both sides are currently in the T20 World Cup in the Basque Country.

“India is in the same situation as us, they are in the World Cup. They have been on the road for a long time and I am not sure what kind of team they will get, but we know that they will be strong in what they put against us, ”he added.

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The 49-year-old coach believes it will be essential to have a clear plan for navigating the rotation paths of the tour party.

“They have quality spinners, they know how to play in the situation, so I think one thing that will be very clear to us will be the way we play, the way we try to score against their balls and the way we attack. So we won’t turn into a duck sitting if it’s a rotating shed. ‘ It will be the first meeting between the two teams in the longest format since New Zealand won the World Cup final in June.

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“It’s always exciting to go to India and play in a Test series. Of course, we played in the World Test Championship and this is what started the second cycle. Going to India is always a big challenge, so it’s a very important series for us, ”he said.

The Black Caps will feature five spinners, including a seasoned trio of Ajaz Patel, Will Somerville and Mitchell Santner. They will have the support of young Rachin Ravindra and Glenn Phillips.

“Obviously, we have chosen a strong group of friendly tourers. Five spinners or five people with the ability to spin the ball. ”Stead said New Zealand’s top spinners didn’t have much of a game time before the crucial test to go to India for one of the challenges, but he defended.

“Yes, that’s one of our challenges. They’re still training and that’s been really good. Even small bubbles or just follow, I think networks and the like. Yes, it’s hard for them, ”Stead said.

“Hopefully they will have about 10 days before we start. This will allow them to acclimatize properly and also be able to return to past experiences.

“They won’t be completely strangers to them. They will not go to the subcontinent for the first time ”. Asked if New Zealand is the best option to defeat India in its current form, Stead said: “It’s hard to know until we get there that we have the conditions we know we have one Test and another in Jaipur. In Mumbai, they can create slightly different conditions.

“Sometimes Mumbai can bounce and sometimes he can even sew a little. But again, until you get there and see what’s in front of you, it’s hard to know. We get into every series and we try to put in our plans to say that’s the way we would try to play cricket. ”