Ish Sodhi, a leg-spinner for New Zealand, anticipates that his team will regain their rhythm prior to the second Test against Bangladesh.
In the initial matchup between the two teams, Bangladesh emerged victorious by a comfortable margin of 150 runs in Sylhet. After securing a narrow lead in the first innings, New Zealand was unable to match the Tigers’ performance and were defeated decisively.
However, Sodhi, a spinner for New Zealand, is upbeat regarding the prospects of his team in advance of the second and final Test in Mirpur. He is confident that the group will soon be able to recover from this setback.
“The great success this team’s had over the past decade has been being able to park these sorts of things quickly, whether its success or loss,” Sodhi said. “It is obviously tough to come out on the losing side in that first game in Sylhet, but I think as the Test progressed, we found a bit more rhythm.”
Sodhi had an underwhelming first Test, he took three wickets at an average of 48.33. But he feels that New Zealand can adapt.
“Obviously, I haven’t played Test cricket in a while, so it’s always going to be tough in these conditions.
“It’s always going to be challenging, not playing a lot of Test cricket over a long period of time, but when you [New Zealand] come together, [it is about] how quickly you can adapt [to the format].”
The Black Caps bowler also thinks that the team can look to Bangladesh’s success in the first game for lessons.
“The way that Bangladesh played, they certainly outplayed us. But upon reflection, I think they gave us a blueprint on what’s successful in these conditions, and hopefully, we can apply that to this next Test match.”
“It is about just working in partnerships and being a little more accurate. That’s something hopefully we can come together as a bowling group over the next couple of days.”
The second Test commences on December 6 between New Zealand and Bangladesh.
