'You're Going To Get Something': NZ Star Fires Warning To Indian Batters Ahead Of Day 3 Of 3rd Test

IND vs NZ 3rd Test: For first time in series, India find mselves in a winning spot vs New Zealand as y have restricted Black caps to a total of 171/9 at stumps on Day 2. Going into Day 3, Kiwis are ahe by 143 but with just one wicket in hand as India remain favourites to win final Test. 

However, chasing on Wankhede pitch would prove difficult even if total is just around 150 given amount of spin. Ahe of Day 3 of third Test, star New Zealand spinner fired warning to Indian batters that y will make life difficult. 

NZ spinner fires warning to Indian batters

New Zealand have just just one wicket and an overall le of 143 runs in hand but spinner Ajaz Patel is certain that life will not be easy even for Indian batters while chasing a small total on a Wankhede track that is deteriorating fast.

Patel, who claimed 5/103 in India's first innings, said how third day will pan out will depend on how wicket behaves in first session. "Whatever we score, we're going to have to try and do our best to restrict India but it'll be interesting to see how wicket continues to play,” Patel said when asked if New Zealand have enough on board.

"It's turning quite sharply, it's inconsistent in terms of how much it does turn and bounce, but as a spinner it's encouraging as well that you're going to get something out of surface and for batting it's quite challenging," he said. "It is certainly turning from both ends, it's just bounce is a little bit variable, so from a batting perspective that can be a challenge as well." Patel, though, said pitch hasn't been as favourable to spinners in morning.

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Ajaz Patel furr revealed that y have noticed a pattern that ball doesn't do as much in morning as it does in afternoon. 

"Wher that's due to rolling, or wher that's due to heat and wicket drying up throughout day, I'm unsure. It'll be interesting to see how that wicket plays tomorrow morning, wher it kind of reacts same way or wher it's a little bit different,” said Ajaz Patel. 

Patel heaped praise on Rishabh Pant , whose counter-attacking 60 nullified vantage New Zealand h at one stage.

"I felt like I bowled really well but Rishabh batted exceptionally, he's been phenomenal throughout this tour and he's kind of player that's put pressure back on us, regardless of situation. As long as you’re putting ball in good areas and you have a good plan and a good set field, n it's about him taking option and he is being very, very good and taking right options,” Patel said.

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Patel disagreed that New Zealand spinners have out-bowled Indians but said y have grown collectively on this tour.

"I don't necessarily believe we've out-bowled Indian spinners, class of Indian bowling attack is quite phenomenal. For us as a spin bowling group, we’ve grown a lot and we can continue to show that everyone is quite capable, re's a lot of communication between us and we make sure that we're all aware of what plan is at a certain given time," said Patel. 

third Day of Test would decide wher India manages to avoid a white wash at home or not. 

(With PTI Inputs)