IND vs NZ: Aakash Chopra Praises Michael Bracewell For His Fighting Century Against India
Published - 19 Jan 2023, 01:27 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:15 AM
Aakash Chopra praised Michael Bracewell for his courageous century in the first ODI against India and New Zealand, which ultimately proved to be ineffective.
On January 18, the Men in Blue chose to bat first in Hyderabad, setting the Black Caps a lofty aim of 350 runs. After that, Bracewell scored 140 runs off of 78 balls as the visitors fell short by only 12 runs.
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In a video review of the game posted to his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra was delighted over Bracewell, saying:
“I can’t recall ever seeing a No. 7 inning of this quality when Michael Bracewell scored 140 runs off of 78 balls. He was outstanding, just wonderful. I thought it was game, set, and match when Tom Latham was declared out with the score at 131 because you can’t mount a comeback from there.”
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Aakash Chopra elaborated on how the spin-bowling all-rounder nearly saved New Zealand from defeat by winning the game: “Of course, Michael Bracewell was there, and Mitchell Santner was expected to appear, but how many runs will they score? It doesn’t happen that they keep hitting till the conclusion, but it did happen.”
“Michael Bracewell was hitting sixes on the second tier”: Aakash Chopra
Aakash Chopra observed that Bracewell made the reasonably sized Hyderabad stadium appear small, observing:
“The Hyderabad ground is hardly small, but he was hitting sixes on the second tier. He had 10 sixes and 12 fours. Mitchell Santner was with him, but not Michael Bracewell. He bowls off-spin, he didn’t get a wicket in this match, but batting – what a player, he is an absolute gun.”
With the visitors needing 350 runs to win, Michael Bracewell’s 140-run innings nearly led them to victory, but the Indian bowlers prevented them from crossing the finish line.
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