It would have been nice if Rohit got a hundred: Pandit

Mumbai coach Chandrakant Pandit said that he is happy with the team’s performance as most of the batsmen got runs under their belt, but Rohit Sharma missed out. Despite three Mumbai batsmen scoring centuries, Rohit managed just 18 runs.

“It would have been nice if Rohit got a hundred too. But it was a good batting performance. In a way, I would like to think that we have helped the Indian team (by playing New Zealand’s bowling well),” said Pandit.

We know it’s going to be a different surface for first Test: Doug Bracewell

New Zealand cricketer Doug Bracewell said that he is quite aware of the fact that it will be a different surface for the first Test match of the series from the one which is provided for the warm-up match.

The warm-up match against Mumbai was a high scoring encounter and the 3-day match ended up in a draw. Speaking about the match, the pacer said that the visitors are quite impressed with Mumbai’s performance, who scored over 450 runs in the first innings.

“They played pretty well. We spoke about being patient (before the start of day’s play) and playing the long game out there. To be fair, they put us under a bit of pressure and played pretty well. credit to them. We look at the positives and got another day tomorrow as well,” said Bracewell.

“The surface did not break up and turn that much. We are not really concerned at this stage. Like I said they played well. I definitely think our guys will take some learning out from today,” he added.

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Kanpur will host the first Test match and the conditions will surely be much different from the one they experienced. “We were definitely expecting it. We know it is going to be a different surface for the first Test. You just got to get on with it. With whatever conditions there are, you roll on.”

“You still get a lot out of warm up games. Batters get time in the middle, bowlers get though their workloads. It is great especially when there is a short turnaround for the first Test,” added the 25-year old.

Speaking about the pitch used for the match against Mumbai, he said it has been hard work for the pacers. “It is a difficult surface for quicks. There is not much pace and bounce. You have got to try something different (like bowling an odd bouncer).”

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