New Zealand's intermittent breaks hampered rhythm of bowlers: Sanjay Bangar

India‘s batting coach Sanjay Bangar said that the New Zealand batsmen had taken a lot of breaks which disturbed the rhythm of Indian bowlers on Day 2, where the last session of play was washed off due to rain.

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson and Tom Latham remained unbeaten on Day 2 with their unbeaten 117-run stand and frustrated the Indians as they took several water breaks apart from the stipulated drinks intervals.

“Ideally we would have loved to have the number of overs we lost today. It (the ball) started to turn a bit, bowlers were getting into a good rhythm. The break of rain and intermittent breaks, in between, definitely hampered the rhythm of our bowlers. That is something we need to be aware of it and if somebody has come out with a ploy like that we have to negotiate that,” Bangar said after second day’s play.

When asked further whether the Kiwis batsmen deliberately tried to slow down Ravindra Jadeja, who likes to rush through his overs. “Not to read much into it. There are certain areas wherein every individual looks to get an advantage over the opposition and even we do that at some point of time. Ultimately it’s the spirit of the game that needs to be kept intact. Umpires are aware of it and they make sure that certain corrective measures will be taken in the days to come,” he added.

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Bangar said that it was a difficult pitch to bat on considering the slowness in the surface, and the match can quickly turn in India’s favor despite Kiwis having a good start for their first innings. “For new batsmen, it will be a struggle. In the second session, we bowled well. Spinners and pacers kept the batsmen under pressure. It’s a matter of wicket. We have to be patient. We will have to wait for that one breakthrough. There were a few close calls in the second session. It’s a matter of putting pressure back on them,” he said.

“Every touring team comes out with a plan. They applied themselves well. If you go back into the game, we were in a similar position. We were 150 odd for one at one point of time, so when the ball starts to get older and batsman are a bit tired, you get a breakthrough. Then it can be a totally different ball game. Williamson batted the same way, Vijay and Pujara batted for us,” he signed off.

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