India and New Zealand will clash in the final of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) from June 18 at the Rose Bowl in Southampton. Both the teams are well-equipped for this match, but New Zealand will be more prepared given that they will play two Tests against England prior to the WTC final.
India will land in the UK shortly and will get to prepare for the match after serving some time in quarantine.
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Meanwhile India pacer Mohammed Siraj has started preparing for the New Zealand batsmen for the WTC final from now itself. And on Tuesday, said he will try to frustrate New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson with dot balls if given an opportunity to play World Test Championship (WTC) final which begins on June 18 in Southampton.
“I will try to bowl in a particular spot tirelessly. I will focus on bowling dots against Kane Williamson, the best batsman in the New Zealand line-up, to create pressure on him. It will provoke him to go for shots and there will be a high chance of getting him out,” said Siraj.
Siraj, who made his Test debut in Australia recently, was the highest wicket-taker for India on that tour and mentioned his plans for bowling in England.
“Australian pitches offer more bounce and pace. I used to bowl back of good length there. But in England, there will be more swing. So I will try to make the batsmen play on front-foot,” Siraj told ABP News.
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The 27-year-old pace bowler from Hyderabad said that New Zealand will get acclimatized to conditions more than India thanks to their two Tests against England.
“We are going through quarantine these days before we leave for England. We had no cricket after IPL got postponed. But New Zealand will play a Test series against England and they have reached there much before us. So they will not only be among matches, they will also get more time to adjust to English conditions,” he said.
The right-arm pacer added that top-flight cricket has helped him overcome nervousness.
“I won’t say it is technical changes. It is entirely psychological changes that came into me. Previously, I used to be nervous on the field. But I have overcome that. I work hard on my fitness. I spend time at the gym, training hard. Becoming flexible is the key to success for any pacer and I have achieved it through training,” he said.
(ABP News inputs)
