NZ vs Ind: Neil Wagner reveals fascinating trick to dismiss Virat Kohli and Steve Smith

After winning five-match T20I series against New Zealand, Virat Kohli-led Team India is on a four-match losing streak. 'Men in Blue' were first blanked 3-0 in ODI series and n lost opening Test to Kiwis by 10 wickets, which was ir first defeat in inaugural ICC World Test Championship. second and final Test beginning on Saturday will be India's chance to level series. New Zealand tour also has been a quiet one for Virat Kohli, who is yet to cross three-figure mark even once.

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NZ vs Ind: Neil Wagner plans for Virat Kohli  

New Zealand pacer Neil Wagner, will return to side for NZ vs Ind second Test starting Saturday at Christchurch. left-arm bowler missed first Test due to paternity leave and while speaking to Stuff he said that he is targeting Virat Kohli specifically.

In interview, Wagner said that he always tries to target opposition's best players as dismissing m early gives New Zealand much-needed psychological advant. Speaking about stopping Virat Kohli, Neil Wagner said that drying up runs and putting a lot of pressure on him from both ends is what he plans to do. Neil Wagner has dismissed Kohli three times in six innings in Test cricket, bowling 108 balls to him and conceding 60 runs for an aver of 20.00. 

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NZ vs Ind: Neil Wagner stats

Neil Wagner has so far taken 204 wickets in 47 Tests at an aver of 26.63. He took 17 wickets at an aver of 22.76 in Australia when New Zealand went re in late 2019. Kiwis suffered a 3-0 hammering at hands of Kangaroos. batsman that he dismissed most in series was Steve Smith. Steve Smith was dismissed four times in series and all four of his dismissals have been against short balls delivered by Neil Wagner. pacer is expected to make life for Kohli similarly difficult by t allowing to get away with runs at start of innings easily.

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New Zealand vs India live streaming 

New Zealand vs India Test match is scheduled to start at 4:00 AM IST and will be played between February 29 and March 4 at Hagley Oval in Christchurch. NZ vs Ind match will be shown on Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 HD while New Zealand vs India live streaming will be on Hotstar and JioTV. You can also view NZ vs Ind live score updates at official BCCI Twitter handle, i.e. https://twitter.com/BCCI.   

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