New Zealand’s captain, Mitchell Santner, has collective his thoughts on India’s home-like advantage of playing in Dubai during the ICC Champions Trophy. Santner approved the importance of familiarity with the Dubai situations, specially as India has played all of their matches in the same site.ย
He also spoke about New Zealand’s arrangements ahead of their final clash against India.
Santner highlighted India’s knowledge with the pitches in Dubai, saying, “India has played all its matches in Dubai, and they are familiar with the pitches and conditions here. Obviously, the pitches tell you how to play.”
Mentioning on the pitch situations, Santner observed, “The pitch here can be slightly slower linked to Lahore. We are playing against a strong team, and we faith to slash more runs than before.”
Santner also spoke about New Zealand’s consistent presentation and the challenges posed by mixed results in the tournament, adding, “We have been scoring runs constantly, and we hope to continue that form. In this tournament, the general impress has been that teams have had mixed results. It’s all part of the challenge. We’ve played in Pakistan and Dubai, and in my estimation, players understand the situation these days. As long as you are prepared for the match, everything is well. “
Imitating on the team’s presentation in the semi-final, Santner said, “The semi-final against South Africa in Lahore was a good challenge. The players achieved well in the sensation stage against a strong team.”
Looking ahead to the final, he highlighted the unique nature of a final match, ultimate, “The final is always a dissimilar game, and the players know that. We will try to achieve better than we did in the group stage match against India.”
New Zealand played their final group stage match against India in Dubai. After competing in the semi-final in Lahore, the New Zealand team arrived in Dubai, where they will face India in the final on Sunday.
It is worth noting that India has been based in Dubai for the Champions Trophy, playing all their matches at the same venue.
