Mind coach Gary Stead says the people were "very unhappy" to have been denied a chance to enjoy Afghanistan
After their one-time Test match against Afghanistan was called off without a ball bowled, New Zealand head coach Gary Stead has declared that the "most unsatisfactory part" is being denied the chance to play some game time following a six-month suspension in check cricket.
New Zealand had this match to familiarise themselves with the continent conditions, with the line against Sri Lanka and India coming up. However, the first-ever Check between the two groups was a failure due to persistent rain and field problems in Greater Noida.
" The most upsetting piece for us is that we lost the opportunity to get match-hardened and match-ready when we go into our Test match [against Sri Lanka ] next year," Stead said at the post-match press conference. " The people are actually disappointed. It was an opportunity to play Afghanistan. It does n't come around that often.
" They have some special batsmen- it's always nice to get your mind around how you face them. They play in a slightly different way from different nations. When you are in those match circumstances, you are always learning what you can do. "
The one-off Test was no part of the World Test Championship. But, Place said the team was left "frustrated", as the file is "very, very lovely to the group's hearts".
Even though it was great for those two nights, he claimed that the earth was very wet and that the umpires deemed that player unfit to play on because of the thunderstorms that occurred the night before. " So that is sort of out of the players ' hands in a way as well.
" But we were frustrated. We are here to play cricket and a test match, and as Jonathan [ Trott, head coach of Afghanistan ] pointed out, Test cricket is very dear to our group of players and is a significant one.
That option to go out there for five days, irrespective of whether it has World Test Championship items or no, looked fantastic. The whole prevent looked great, so it would have been a great match of Test cricket. "
New Zealand are no slated to play another Test against Afghanistan in the current Potential Tours Programme period. Stepad praised their new accomplishments in white ball cricket, including their party victory over New Zealand in the 2024 T20 World Cup, and expressed his optimism about playing more Test matches against Afghanistan.
" I do n't make the decisions around the Future Tours Programme and big tours," Stead said. " But I said it right away when I first came these: Afghanistan has almost certainly defeated every best team in history." So they're truly a power and becoming more and more of a power in globe cricket. The sheets for Afghanistan and New Zealand should concentrate on that.
We had a lot of fun playing for our first check against Afghanistan, they said. Over the past couple World Cups, they have been our fiercest competitors. We've had some wonderful game of cricket. "
Place said New Zealand were "desperate" to make the World Test Championship finalized. Five of their remaining eight Testing in the pattern will be in Asia, but he is convinced of the area responding to the problems.
" The World Test Championship is alive and well, and we're now in second place, and we want to make the playoffs once," he said. " We've been that once in the past, and we are determined to get there again. Therefore, each evaluation match we play is significant.
" The problems that we face in Galle will remain, I'm sure, various to Bangalore, Pune and Mumbai when we come up here again. So it's still about adapting to the distinct areas where I'm learning from those. We would still rely on what we learned from those kinds of pitches, even though it has been a number of [sessions of ] courses out there. "
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