Hamilton, Nov 27 (PTI) Unperturbed by criticism of their conservative approach to batting in the T20 World Cup recently, New Zealand coach Gary Stead on Sunday said there’s “still room for pure batsmanship” in the slam-bang format.
The Black Caps failed to win a global ICC white-ball tournament once again when they lost to Pakistan by seven wickets in the semi-finals in Australia earlier this month after their batters failed to fire and managed a modest 152/4.
“I know there’s a lot of chat around a number of players around the world in the T20 game but, in my opinion, many of the wickets we play on, it’s not just about the game of crash bash the whole time,” the 50-year-old told reporters here after the second ODI against India was abandoned because of rain.
