New Zealand’s century-maker Tom Latham on Thursday said tackling the spin duo of Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal is their main focus going into the three-match ODI series against India starting October 22, Sunday.
Latham, who struck a brisk 108 off 97 balls in New Zealand’s 33-run win over Board President’s XI in the second practice game here, said the visitors are relying on video footage to study the Indian spinners.
“Our focus is big on spin here. We are focussing on facing more spin than seam here and finding ways to score, to hit gaps and find boundaries. That’s probably the biggest thing coming over here,” he said after the match.
“Playing against a couple of left-armers and the leggie (Karn Sharma) today was an ideal preparation. Whatever we need we can get, stuff from the footage and that sort of things. We obviously know that they (Kuldeep and Chahal) are quality bowlers and they have done really well in the previous series,” Latham added.
New Zealand found some much-needed momentum heading into the series, as they beat Board President’s XI after Ross Taylor and Latham struck breezy centuries.
