Anil Kumble compares the approach of Indian and New Zealand batsmen on the Bangalore pitch

Former India cricketer Anil Kumble compared the approach of the Indian and New Zealand batsmen on a tricky pitch at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Day 2 of the first Test on October 17, Thursday. Kumble felt the Kiwis were more patient with their approach and let the ball come to the bat. He called out India’s attacking approach as they looked to take the aggressive route despite wickets falling regularly. Kumble pointed to the difference in the approaches of the two teams as India bundled out for 46. This was the team’s lowest total in home Tests as the first innings saw 4 out of 7 top Indian batsmen got out for a duck at home for the first over. time

“I mean, that happens naturally because you only have 46 runs on the board. You want early wickets and that’s what the two pacers went for, but what was evident from the two New Zealand batsmen when they were waiting for the ball to come – there were a couple of balls like that that took off like, you know, back-to-back in this case and, I thought, the difference between the Indian batsmen and the New Zealand batsmen said Kumble at Jio Cinema.

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“Indian batsmen were looking to force things”

Kumble admitted that the conditions became easier to bat with and that Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj bowled the right lengths. He noted that the New Zealand batsmen have applied themselves well in the conditions.

“Yes, the pitch has shrunk slightly compared to when India came out to bat. But as the Indian batsmen looked to force things, the New Zealand batsmen were happy to wait, especially early on with both fast bowlers and length. , they’ve generally been good, it’s just, you know, when you wait for a ball and you keep waiting as a bowler, you try and that’s when India went for us, and it starts with the difference in terms of the two seams, and it was played in different conditions”, he added.

New Zealand openers Tom Latham and Devon Conway shared a 67-run opening stand with the latter leading the way with a quickfire fifty. Despite Latham’s dismissal, Conway and Will Young led the innings to put New Zealand in command.