New Zealand hope they can benefit from inside knowledge on Sri Lanka’s mystery spinner Ajantha Mendis in their crucial World Twenty20 clash at Trent Bridge on Tuesday. Black Caps captain Daniel Vettori has turned to teammate Brendon McCullum who played with Mendis in the Kolkata team at the IPL. “Fortunately Brendon was at Kolkata with him and saw quite a bit of him,” said Vettori.
“He’s been trying to offer as much insight as possible. But he’s going to be an immensely difficult prospect - along with Murali and (Lasith) Malinga - and I don’t think we want to under-estimate (Nuwan) Kulasekera.
“He’s bowled wonderfully in one-day cricket. It’s a total package for them in terms of their bowling line-up. Those three are probably the three of the best Twenty20 bowlers in the world.
“Any time they turn up to the crease you know you are in for the battle.
“That’s our biggest test, but Mendis is probably the newest one for us. We’re leaning on Brendon a lot for his experience of him in the IPL.”
Source by : ada derana
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