Pak vs NZ
\n KARACHI
\nNew Zealand\u2019s spinner Ajaz Patel is hopeful of taking advantage of Pakistan\u2019s spin-friendly wickets during the upcoming two-match series which starts in Karachi on Monday.
\nTalking exclusively to Geo News, the Mumbai-born player said that he is looking forward to the series saying that he\u2019ll try to give his best in keeping the opponent\u2019s batters under pressure.
\nHe, however, said that playing in Pakistan\u2019s conditions will be a challenge.
\n\u201cIt is always a challenge to play in Pakistan\u2019s conditions, they\u2019re slightly different to what we get in India. In India, you get a little bounce but here the wickets are a bit slow and it gives you some turn which can be exciting for spinners,\u201d he said.
\n\u201cI have seen that spinners got the support in previous series here but I am also aware of the fact that Pakistan has quality batters who are very good against spinners and it will be a challenge to bowl against them,\u201d Patel said.
\nHe, however, added that it will be a good and enjoyable contest against a challenging Pakistani batting lineup for him as a spinner.
\nThe New Zealand spinner added that Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan are top batters and you can\u2019t be complacent if players of such calibre are not in form because they can return to their top any time.
\nPatel made his debut against Pakistan in 2018 in the United Arab Emirates and got the man of the match award on his debut for his 2\/64 and 5\/59 which helped New Zealand win the Test by 4 runs.
\nWhile he hoped to repeat the same performance against Pakistan, he expressed that he has to give his best in the series.
\n\u201cMy goal is to give my best and put pressure on Pakistani batters,\u201d he said.
\n\u201cI don\u2019t have any personal goals or targets. I work hard on each delivery I bowl and work hard every time I am there, I try to read the batter and then strategise my bowling against them,\u201d he said.
\nPatel, who had started his career as a fast bowler at a younger age, said that he decided to switch to spin bowling to ensure a career in cricket as his height wasn\u2019t favouring him in fast bowling.
\n\u201cFormer New Zealand cricketer Deepak Patel has worked on my action and everything, he had encouraged me to pick up spin bowling because I am not tall enough, I then started spin and see I am now playing international cricket for New Zealand,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Pak vs NZ KARACHI New Zealand\u2019s spinner Ajaz Patel is hopeful of taking advantage of Pakistan\u2019s spin-friendly wickets during the upcoming two-match series which starts in Karachi on Monday. Talking exclusively to Geo News, the Mumbai-born player said that he is looking forward to the series saying that he\u2019ll try to give his best in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":303420,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-303391","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n