New Zealand will open their T20 World Cup 2022 campaign against Australia at SCG on October 22.
Veteran New Zealand pacer Tim Southee believes that his team has a balanced bowling lineup going into the T20 World Cup 2022. He also termed Lockie Ferguson as one of the fastest bowlers in the world with the potential to change the course of a match.
New Zealand finished second in the T20 World Cup 2021 after suffering a defeat to Australia in the final.
Southee reckons his team has covered every possible department in terms of bowling to take full advantage of the Australian playing conditions.
“When you look at our bowling attack, it covers most bases (as per Australian conditions). Good spinners, some guys who can swing the ball like. We also got Lockie Ferguson, who is one of the fastest bowlers in the world at the moment. It’s as attack which I can say is very well-balanced. Someone like a Lockie Ferguson has the ability to break the game open and is an exciting prospect to have in the side if not the fastest bowler in the world," said Southee in an interview with Prime Video.
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Trent Boult, a longtime teammate of Southee, will join him in leading the Kiwi attack. The tandem is unquestionably one of the most lethal bowling combinations going around in international cricket.
The right-arm seamer discussed his relationship with Boult, noting that they really complement each other.
“We go back a long way to under-age group cricket. We have played for the same domestic side, U19s, and then through here for the last ten years or so, bowling in all three formats for New Zealand. We know each other pretty well, have a pretty good friendship as well, not only as a cricketer but as a person, that helps as well. The whole right arm-left arm combination, we complement each other pretty well. It’s been nice to have someone you know at the other end and get to understand what you are trying to work towards as well," he added.
The 33-year-old also said that taking a wicket after setting a trap for the batter is more satisfying than doing it on an average delivery.
“I think when you take a wicket and worked towards the plan, it’s always pretty satisfying when you get a guy out on a plan you have worked a lot. There are a lot of good deliveries which don’t give you wickets; there are a lot of average deliveries that do get you the wickets. But when you do plan and get the guy out, it’s pretty satisfying," he added.
(NEWS18 INPUTS)