Indian cricketer Dinesh Karthik has opined that a target of around 275 will be a winning one for India against New Zealand in the ongoing 1st Test in Kanpur.<\/p>\n
At Stumps on Day 3, the hosts finished at 14\/1 and with a lead of 63 runs. After posting 345 in the first innings, courtesy of fifties from Shubman Gill and Ravindra Jadeja and a fabulous century from debutant Shreyas Iyer, the bowlers skittles the Black Caps on 296. Axar Patel led the charge with his fifth Test cricket five-wicket haul in his 7th innings.<\/p>\n
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Karthik also added that the Indian team will not bat the whole day and that he would want to see the Kiwis bat in the final 30-45 minutes.<\/p>\n
\"I think anything around 275 is a good target. Which would mean that they would need to bat two session or little more. I would like to give the Kiwis the last 45-30 mins to bat. And if they get Williamson and Latham under 100 runs, I think after that it'll be smooth sailing for India,\" Dinesh Karthik was quoted as saying on Cricbuzz Live.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, wicketkeeper-batter Karthik also wants senior pros in stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara to get some runs. They both have been in poor form this season, averaging 20.35 and 31.30, respectively.<\/p>\n
\"I would love to see Pujara and Rahane get runs. They definitely deserve a few runs under their belt, they've been batting well sometimes getting off to a good start but not converting it. But here is an opportunity for them. It's a tough wicket but obviously their experience and the fact they can play spin well should come to the fore.\"<\/p>\n
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'I would like to give the Kiwis the last 45-30 mins to bat': Karthik predicts the target India will set for New Zealand - Hindustan Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Indian cricketer Dinesh Karthik has opined that a target of around 275 will be a winning one for India against New Zealand in the ongoing 1st Test in Kanpur. At Stumps on Day 3, the hosts finished at 14\/1 and with a lead of 63 runs. After posting 345 in the first innings, courtesy of fifties from Shubman Gill and Ravindra Jadeja and a fabulous century from debutant Shreyas Iyer, the bowlers skittles the Black Caps on 296 Continue reading