Christchurch: Bangladesh’s youth guns have rejected the talk Hagley Oval A graveyard for the visiting teams ahead of the second Test against New Zealand in Christchurch on Sunday.
The Black Caps see the picturesque central city grounds as a safe haven and point to an impressive Test record of six wins, one loss and one draw at the Oval.
Panna’s wicket is well suited to his swing and seam attack and he hopes to atone for his shock loss to the tourists in the first Test.
But Bangladesh coach Russell Domingo Said that he had the confidence of the youth in his side and was not impressed by the reputation of Hagley Oval.
“They want to try and do what no other Bangladesh team has done before and that is to win a series in New Zealand,” he added.
“They’re halfway there, the job isn’t done, but they’re very motivated to try and achieve something special.”
In the first Test at Mount Maunganui, which Bangladesh won by eight wickets, the New Zealand side had seven members over the age of 30 and only two – Kyle Jamieson And Rachin Ravindra – Were less than 28.
For the victorious Bangladesh side, eight players were under the age of 28 and Domingo said it was an important element in their preparation.
“It’s a young team so they haven’t come here with all the scars that some of the older players have gotten from playing against New Zealand several times.
New Zealand captain Tom Latham He said he expected Bangladesh to be confident, but added that the Hagley factor would be in New Zealand’s favour.
“It’s a completely different surface from what it was on Mount and we know we’ve played some really good Cricket here in recent years,” he said.
“With the extra pace and carry here it suits our bowlers.”
Latham said New Zealand had the added incentive to bid a triumphant farewell to senior batsman Ross Taylor in his final Test before retiring from international cricket.
“Hopefully we can celebrate a good Test win and obviously a great career,” said the captain.
But Domingo warned New Zealand not to believe that they are the only team to benefit from the green wicket.
“We have some really quality fast bowlers at the moment and often Bangladesh can’t say they really want to bowl on a wicket that has some grass on it,” he added.
“Opportunities like this don’t come very often. You’re confident, you’re playing well and you’ve got a good balance on your side at the moment and the conditions, as it may seem, can really suit us ”
The Black Caps see the picturesque central city grounds as a safe haven and point to an impressive Test record of six wins, one loss and one draw at the Oval.
Panna’s wicket is well suited to his swing and seam attack and he hopes to atone for his shock loss to the tourists in the first Test.
But Bangladesh coach Russell Domingo Said that he had the confidence of the youth in his side and was not impressed by the reputation of Hagley Oval.
“They want to try and do what no other Bangladesh team has done before and that is to win a series in New Zealand,” he added.
“They’re halfway there, the job isn’t done, but they’re very motivated to try and achieve something special.”
In the first Test at Mount Maunganui, which Bangladesh won by eight wickets, the New Zealand side had seven members over the age of 30 and only two – Kyle Jamieson And Rachin Ravindra – Were less than 28.
For the victorious Bangladesh side, eight players were under the age of 28 and Domingo said it was an important element in their preparation.
“It’s a young team so they haven’t come here with all the scars that some of the older players have gotten from playing against New Zealand several times.
New Zealand captain Tom Latham He said he expected Bangladesh to be confident, but added that the Hagley factor would be in New Zealand’s favour.
“It’s a completely different surface from what it was on Mount and we know we’ve played some really good Cricket here in recent years,” he said.
“With the extra pace and carry here it suits our bowlers.”
Latham said New Zealand had the added incentive to bid a triumphant farewell to senior batsman Ross Taylor in his final Test before retiring from international cricket.
“Hopefully we can celebrate a good Test win and obviously a great career,” said the captain.
But Domingo warned New Zealand not to believe that they are the only team to benefit from the green wicket.
“We have some really quality fast bowlers at the moment and often Bangladesh can’t say they really want to bowl on a wicket that has some grass on it,” he added.
“Opportunities like this don’t come very often. You’re confident, you’re playing well and you’ve got a good balance on your side at the moment and the conditions, as it may seem, can really suit us ”
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