JOIN USA calculated bowling effort from Tim Southee helped the New Zealand paceman finish with seven wickets against the Indians on day three of the second Test between the sides at the M Chinnaswamy.
The pacer, who had scalped three wickets on Saturday, ended the dangerous partnership between Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni by claiming both the right-handers on the day before bagging Zaheer Khan and Pragyan Ojha to help Kiwis restrict the Indians to 353.
“I really thought it was a wonderful performance,” said New Zealand’s assistant coach Bob Carter. “After being selected for the Tests, he has really returned the faith of the selectors. I think he bowled very well, especially to the overnight batsmen this morning. To get Kohli, who was on a hundred, the way he did was an outstanding piece of bowling. Seven wickets in India is not just something that he would remember, it’s something even we won’t forget."
The pitch has remained an enigma of sorts throughout the Test as the bowlers and the batsmen have consistently found it hard to decipher.
“If you hit the pitch hard, you can get the ball to carry. When Southee was bowling, he got some balls to lift and carry while some balls kept low.
“So we are hoping that as the Test match progresses the pitch deteriorates as a normal wicket would,” added Carter.