Chennai (Tamil Nadu): New Zealand started their World Cup campaign in a remarkable manner as they registered two wins in two games against defending champions England and the Netherlands so far. Although both victories came courtesy of a clinical effort from the team, they missed the services of skipper Kane Williamson. New Zealand will now lock horns against Bangladesh in the next World Cup fixture on Friday and Williamson stated that adapting on Indian pitches will be a tough challenge.
"You go from venue to venue, and they do vary a lot, and we have seen here that there's been that spin, and the pitch has varied perhaps as the games moved on as well. But definitely, both teams have some good spin bowlers that no doubt will play a big part tomorrow," Williamson said in the pre-match press conference.
"Not just here in India, but any country when you play, certainly world events where there are multiple games on surfaces, in quite quick succession that you do see such a variety of surfaces that you have to try and adapt to as quickly as possible," he added.
Batter Rachin Ravindra has been prolific with the bat in the tournament for the side notching a couple of 50+ scores including a century against England. However, he has been average with the ball. But, the New Zealand all-rounder can be handy with the ball against Bangladesh as Chepauk.
"We still need to have a look at the surface in terms of the balance that we are looking at, which will then certainly affect the selection. But, Rachin has been a huge part of our side, and had some really significant contributions in the first two and will absolutely be involved." Williamson stated.
Reflecting on his recovery from the ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee, Williamson revealed that the team management went through a lot of data from injuries in other sports.