AFG vs NZ one-off Test: Tim Southee says being a fast-bowling captain tough in sub-continent
New Zealand skipper Tim Southee. (FILE Photo)
New Zealand captain Tim Southee says being a fast-bowling captain is very difficult in the sub-continent and he is ready to sit out if conditions are more spin-friendly over the next two months when they play six Test matches, starting against Afghanistan on Monday.
“It is tough….,” says Southee on captaining in the sub-continent. “Obviously, with six Test matches in this part of the world, we would like to think spin will play a crucial role. As a bowling unit, we got four quality pace bowlers and pace is your main threat back home. Here, it is potentially going to be spin. So it’s a challenge, especially for us because conditions are foreign.” (Read more from Pratyush Raj)
