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New Zealand need to grab half-chances against India, says Ferguson
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 11 - 06 - 2019

New Zealand cannot afford to squander even half-chances against a team of India's caliber in Thursday's World Cup match at Trent Bridge, Kiwi fast bowler Lockie Ferguson said.
The right-arm paceman will be spending much of his 28th birthday trying to tame a formidable Indian batting order headlined by Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, the top two batsmen in ODI rankings.
"They're world-class players, you're not going to blow them out of the water, but if you can build up enough pressure against them and then create a half-chance, that could be the wicket and you can then build from there," Ferguson told reporters on Tuesday.
"Obviously, they're playing some great cricket and they're one of the top teams in the competition but we're definitely looking forward to the opportunity of playing them in England and we haven't played them for a while in England."
India have adopted a new approach to the first powerplay overs which was evident in their clinical victory against Australia on Sunday.
Kohli's men collected only 41 runs in the first 10 overs, without losing a wicket, but went on to plunder 116 during the last 10 en route to a commanding 352-5 which was beyond Australia's reach.
"They showed us that they're probably a lot more patient in a way," Ferguson said.
"And although we're looking to take wickets, sometimes we got a little bit expensive. I think taking wickets up front is the key to (beating) India but, if not, creating pressure and building dots balls."
The threat of rain looms large over the contest between the tournament's only two unbeaten teams. A record three matches have already been either abandoned or called off in the weather-hit tournament and Ferguson hoped Trent Bridge would not fall victim to another downpour.
"It's the World Cup. We're playing against India in the World Cup and it's an opportunity to get two points and we don't want to get rained-out games," he said.
"I don't think any players do but if that happens then so be it. We can't control that but we're looking forward to playing India and getting some confidence against them." — Reuters


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