New Zealand vs India 2020: Ross Taylor Reveals How The Hosts Are Planning To Tackle India

New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor spoke to the media ahead of the Test series between India and the Kiwis. In his interview, Taylor revealed how the hosts are planning to tackle India, who are the top-ranked side in ICC World Test Championship. The Men in Blue have 360 points, having won all seven of their matches so far.

India and New Zealand will play a two-match Test series from Friday, 21st February, with the first match scheduled to be played at Basin Reserve, Wellington.

Speaking in the pre-match conference, Taylor said that the Black Caps will have to be good in all three departments if they want to win the Test series.

Ross Taylor says New Zealand will have to come out on top in all departments to defeat India:

The 35-year-old has revealed how the hosts plan to tackle India’s threat in the Test series.

“We know they are the world’s best side and leading the World Test Championship. I think, to pluck the Test matches, you need to be good in all three departments,” Taylor told reporters in the pre-match conference.

The first Test versus India will be Taylor’s 100th in cricket, and he will create a record by becoming the only player in history to play 100 or more matches in each format of the game.

The right-handed batsman added that he is delighted to be first to create such as historic achievement, while also reflecting on his love for cricket.

“A prior milestone probably more sought of Test than that. It is nice to be the first but probably more timing where I have come in my career. 2020 have started I have played my first game in Essex in 2005. I guess it is nice to start at the club but I’m sure over few years a lot more to join at the top,” Taylor said.

“I love playing cricket first and foremost. It is something I always wanted to do since I was a little kid. It is not a job it is something you love doing,” he added.

In his illustrious career, the veteran cricketer has played 99 Tests for New Zealand, scoring 7174 runs in the process, with an average of 46.28. His impressive run haul includes 19 centuries, as well as 33 half-centuries.

Taylor would like to add to his tally when the Kiwis host India in the first Test on 21 February at Wellington.