Cricket News: India lost the first One Day International match against New Zealand at Eden Park in Auckland on Friday by seven wickets (November 25). The Indian bowlers struggled to have an impact as Tom Latham and Kane Williamson put up a 221-run unbroken combination to easily chase down the 307-run target.
Under Shikhar Dhawan’s leadership, Arshdeep Singh and Umran Malik made their ODI debuts for India. Yuzvendra Chahal and Washington Sundar were in charge of the spin department when Shardul Thakur entered the race as the third pace option. However, India’s decision to omit the sixth bowler from the game ended up costing them dearly as the Kiwi hitters dominated the inexperienced Indian bowling attack throughout the entire innings.
Wasim Jaffer, a former Indian cricketer, lauded Williamson and Latham for their outstanding performances during New Zealand’s chase but also called attention to India’s costly decision to field just five bowlers.
“Congratulations, @BLACKCAPS. made 300 appear to be 270. Williamson was as professional as ever, but Latham was the star. It’s challenging for an opener to drop down the order and still succeed. India made a mistake by only fielding 5 bowlers,” after the game, Jaffer stated in a tweet.
You require at least 6, if not 7, bowling choices: Robert Vaughan
The Indian squad had no other bowling combinations to try against Williamson and Latham because they only had five bowlers. When responding to Jaffer’s tweet, former England captain Michael Vaughan emphasised that a team needs more than five bowling options when playing a top team like New Zealand.
“They play in outdated ODIs. You require at least six, if not seven, bowling alleys,” Vaughan responded by tweeting.
They are a dated ODI team .. you need at least 6 if not 7 bowling options .. https://t.co/UXsgWb2PvN
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) November 25, 2022
Given that New Zealand is a powerful side and currently sits atop the ICC ODI rankings, the management’s choice to field only five bowling options against them was unexpected. The New Zealand hitters originally had trouble, but they quickly adjusted to the situation and put on a masterful performance.
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