India vs New Zealand 2019: 3 Steps to success for the visitors in the 2nd ODI

#2 Attack with their spinners

Kuldeep had a field day at Napier

In the 1st ODI, India unleashed their ‘spin twins’, Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal. The pair combined to pick up 6 scalps with the former accounting for four batsmen.

There has been a long-standing debate with regards to who India’s two premier spinners should be. The think-tank has fiddled with the idea of a finger-spinner and a wrist spinner each. Yet, with each passing game, it is becoming increasingly likely that two wrist spinners might be the best option.

With Chahal and Kuldeep in the mix, India possesses two genuine wicket-takers and match-winners in the middle phases. Though Jadeja is a top-drawer spinner in his own right, the lad from Saurashtra is a touch less effective in white-ball cricket.

At Napier, the New Zealand batsmen looked at sea against India’s spin twins. With the hosts not expected to chop and change too much, Kuldeep and Chahal would be looking forward to weaving their magic again.

Yet, the only mistake India can make is to be defensive with their spinners. The pair is arguably the visitors’ best wicket-taking option and a failure to attack would definitely prove detrimental to their chances of victory.