India lost the first T20 to New Zealand on the spinning track at lunch and could only finish a 100-run chase in Game 2 at Lucknow on the penultimate ball of the game.
His T20 series against India’s ongoing New Zealand is unique in that the pitch has so far featured no hitter-friendly conditions in either game. In fact, both surfaces of the ranch, and even Lucknow’s, were particularly good for his bowling, so that in the second his T20I ended up being the most spin in his T20 international his bowling his overs. I broke the record.
India capped off with a score of 155/9, chasing a score of 177 in his T20I for the first time. New Zealand themselves found it difficult while the Spinners were bowling. Their main push came from Darryl Mitchell. In the second T20I New Zealand could only manage 99/8 but proved difficult to track on the surface as the Kiwis managed to win the match until the final over.
Former Indian opener Wasim Jaffer said that today’s hitters, including Native Americans, who were traditionally considered good spin players, have changed their attitudes towards dealing difficult spells, and as a result, like his time “Batterers these days usually find a way out by beating the bowler out of the offense. Being told to cast a spell is unlike in our day.” Even when the conditions are bad, the batter will go out and try to be more aggressive and keep the bowlers away from the offense. We were told to cast that spell, but we can’t do that with T20,” Jaffer told ESPNCricinfo.
In recent years, India has focused on developing fast bowlers, Jaffer said, leading to a decline in the quality of his bowling at home spins on his circuit. “I’m sure even today’s Indian hitters aren’t as good at spin as the players of my time. That’s the problem, it’s just training. The emphasis is on fast bowling rolling at 140-145 km/h. He doesn’t get very good spins on top-class circuits,” he said. “That’s probably why bowlers aren’t bowling like they were in the 1990s and 2000s. It lacks that flight and trickery because we made it, and that’s probably why batters don’t attack spinners,” Jaffer concluded.