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#4 Mayank Agarwal heaps praise on Kyle Jamieson

Mayank Agarwal

Mayank Agarwal praised New Zealand rookie Kyle Jamieson for hitting a consistent line and length in the latter's debut match. Jamieson claimed the wickets of Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli and Hanuma Vihari to send the middle order packing inside the first two sessions of the opening day of the Test match.

Agarwal talked about the extra bounce which Jamieson was able to extract in the first session which took all Indian batters by surprise. Combined with some lateral movement off the deck, Jamieson almost proved unplayable.

“I thought he bowled exceedingly well. He hit good areas and he got good bounce. The way he used the new ball was fantastic and he kept probing us. Since the wicket was soft, he was getting the extra kick as well.”

“It [how to make the best use of the wind while striking the ball] was something we discussed after I came back. You definitely want to be aware of the conditions while you are playing. I think it is quite tricky since the wind blows at more than a decent speed here. And you just have to make adjustments right there on the field.”

“It’s not easy, especially on the first day, on this track. I thought they bowled good areas and they kept testing us. They didn’t give us anything loose. As a batsman, you never felt that you were completely in because even after lunch, it was doing a little bit.”

Full article: New Zealand vs India 2020, 1st Test: Mayank Agarwal heaps praises on Kyle Jamieson after his impressive performance on debut