New Zealand's Tom Blundell plays a changeable during the time 2 of the 2nd cricket trial lucifer betwixt India and New Zealand astatine the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium , successful Pune, India. (AP)
New Zealand wicketkeeper batter Tom Blundell has admitted that the Indian cricket squad wrote them disconnected aft the Blackcaps dismal amusement successful Sri Lanka. With an unassailable 2-0 pb against No 1 ranked Indian team, the Kiwis are gunning for a whitewash successful the 3rd Test successful Mumbai, starting from Friday.
“They’re a small spot shell-shocked,” Blundell told SENZ Mornings.
“When we archetypal came over, I deliberation they had a slogan connected TV saying five-nil for their location summer, oregon thing on those lines.
“I’m beauteous definite they wrote america disconnected coming aft Sri Lanka. But I deliberation they’re beauteous shocked successful presumption of what we’ve achieved, and however we’ve travel retired and competed and played immoderate truly bully cricket to bushed these guys – 1 of the champion teams successful the world.
“I deliberation they’re a small spot shell-shocked successful presumption of what has happened.”
Blundell said the Indian team, who are inactive hurting with the bid nonaccomplishment whitethorn travel hard successful the last Test. But immoderate the result, they’ll beryllium going backmost to New Zealand aft registering a historical accomplishment arsenic they person go the archetypal squad to triumph a Test bid successful India successful 12 years.
“You’ve got the World Test Championship inactive connected the line, that’s thing that motivates america arsenic well. But it’s going to beryllium a challenge. India are astir apt hurting from this.
“But careless of the result, we tin spell location with a beauteous large grin connected our faces. What we’ve achieved present is beauteous immense, it’s astir apt 1 of the biggest highlights of my career.
“We’re excited. We’ve got a anticipation of beating them 3-0. But careless of that, we’re beauteous chuffed.”