Patel is happy with New Zealand’s performance.
Patel is happy with New Zealand’s performance: “We played well today and that helped us improve our position in the game,” says Patel.
KARACHI:
New Zealand spinner Ijaz Patel is cautiously optimistic about his team’s prospects in the first Test against Pakistan in Karachi.
After an unbeaten starting position of 165 laps, New Zealand provided them with the perfect platform to take the first hit lead.
Patel said, “The pitch is more favorable to the batsmen than the pacers or the spinners. We played well today and that helped us improve our position in the game. The scorers also did well. But Tomorrow is a big day for us,” said Patel. Exclusive interview with Geo News..
“Right now we are not thinking about the advantage as our first target is to get Pakistan’s total in the first hit.
“We also need to see how the course behaves tomorrow morning. There is some moisture on the court in the morning session which helps the bowlers.”
He was also praised for Babar Azam and Sarfraz Ahmed after their 196-run partnership in the first innings and fifth base.
“Babar and Sarfraz batted very well yesterday. They used most of the ball that we threw. “We were not able to put constant pressure on the score balls,” he said.
Patel, who is able to speak and understand Urdu since he was born in Mumbai, also admitted that knowing the local language helped him during the match.
“I can understand their language, so it’s kind of easy to know Pakistan’s plans. “As cricketers, we have to be able to understand a player’s plans even if we don’t speak the same language, but a bigger one. It doesn’t matter.”
Notably, New Zealand reached 165-0 at stumps on the second day. The visitors are still trailing by 273 runs in the first innings.
Tom Latham and Dion Conway ended the match unbeaten in 78 and 82 rounds respectively.
Pakistan’s bowlers found it difficult to put pressure on New Zealand’s batsmen in the second day’s innings, and good natured bowling did not help their cause.
Earlier on Tuesday, Pakistan were bowled out for 438 runs in their first innings.
Babar Azam, 161, and Agha Salman, 103, scored century-old goals for the hosts.
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