Always the underdogs on Indian soil: Ross Taylor

He emphasised on adapting to the conditions becoming an important factor in performing well against a ‘formidable’ India

New Zealand batter Ross Taylor thinks any Test side playing against India at home is always going to be an underdog, something which they are aware about.

He emphasised on adapting to the conditions becoming an important factor in performing well against a ‘formidable’ India. New Zealand are yet to win a Test series in India and have managed to win here just twice in 34 occasions.

“Anytime you play India at home, you are going to be the underdog regardless of whether they are number one or where they sit in international cricket at the moment. They are resting a couple of players but are still a formidable side.

“They know these conditions really well. The way we are going to be adapting to these conditions is going to be the key going forward. These conditions are a lot foreign to us but some of the guys have played many a times here before. 

“Hopefully, we will be using that experience to make things slightly easier,” said Taylor in a virtual interaction on Sunday.

Taylor, who has scored 382 runs in 15 innings with an average of 25.46 in Tests in India, mentioned playing the hosts at home is the toughest challenge in Test cricket apart from facing Australia in their backyard. “Definitely going to be a challenge. I don’t think there’s probably a harder assignment than playing India at home or Australia away.”

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