William O’Rourke analyzes New Zealand’s challenge in chasing 107 runs against India. Discover insights into this thrilling cricket matchup.
New Zealand found themselves just 107 runs short of claiming a rare Test victory on Indian soil, but pacer William O’Rourke has warned against complacency despite the target see
mingly within reach.The New Zealand bowlers, led by O’Rourke and Matt Henry, who shared six wickets, managed to bowl India out for 462 in their second innings. At a subsequent press conference, O’Rourke insisted: “I’m not going to say it’s going to be an easy win. We have one world class to face.
But we have to be confident that we will play tomorrow. »
He also expressed hope that the weather will cooperate, giving them a chance to reach the goal. He added, “I hope for our sake it does not rain and we will get a chance to try it.”
O’Rourke, who is on his first tour to India, has enjoyed the experience so far, mainly due to the pace and intensity of the pitch on offer at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. He highlighted Virat Kohli’s dismissal in the first innings, where he got the star batsman to hit a hard bouncer, which allowed Glenn Phillips to catch the ball.
“Obviously it’s special to have a great, one of the greatest in our game, come out like that. Obviously, you grew up watching these guys. So to come here and take that wicket, that’s probably the achievement,” O’Rourke said. The young batsman acknowledged the pressure Sarfaraz Khan (150) and Rishabh Pant (99) put on the Kiwis, who added 177 runs for the fourth wicket.
However, he supported the second new ball to help them gain momentum, with Tim Southee getting the breakthrough by dismissing Sarfaraz, followed by O’Rourke’s dismissal of Pant. “I was very hot and cold with the ball.
Pant and Sarfaraz played very well for a long time, but the new ball of the two started to work for us a little bit. “So, it’s good for Timmy (Southee) to have that first breakthrough (Sarfaraz) and get a chance to hit (Pant) there to give us a bit of momentum going forward”, he said.
O’Rourke also expressed his gratitude to his mentor, Kyle Jamieson, who is currently recovering from a fracture in his back. “Kyle was a bit behind. So I learned from him that he obviously had a hell of a start to his international career and he’s one of the best Bowlers in the world, ” he said.
