We’ll make a comeback, it’s our specialty, says Ishant Sharma

Wellington: Even though New Zealand is in a dominant position in the ongoing first Test, senior India pacer Ishant Sharma believes his team will make a strong comeback as it’s one of their “specialty”.

“We have confidence that we can make a comeback. That has been the specialty of this team,” Ishant said on Saturday after the end of the day’s play at the Basin Reserve.

Ishant was the chief tormentor as he picked three crucial wickets and returned with figures of 3/31 in the 15 overs he bowled on the second day.

“It was not reversing. Actually, nothing was happening. I was not holding the ball on seam and trying different things. Kookaburra after 40 or 50 overs, seam really gets soft, so you need to come hard and hit the length very hard. I started bowling cross-seam,” said Ishant while talking about the post-lunch session.

“Actually, wicket became slow. It had a tennis ball bounce at the start but when we bowled, there was no seam movement. Also for first-timers, the problem in Wellington is getting used to wind which is a big factor. People actually have little idea how to bowl with or against the wind,” he added. IANS

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