Former New Zealand’s Pesar Neil Wagner harassed Indian batsmen like Great Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni and Shikhar Dhawan with his constant short length delivery during the 2014 Test series.
Neil Wagner recalled how he had harassed Indian batsmen, especially Virat Kohli, with a continuous strategy of his small delivery that was eventually inspired to collapse the experienced Indian batsman,
The incident took place in 2014, as it was the first match of the series at Eden Park, Auckland, when New Zealand posted a target of 406, and visitors were well seen before Wagner came to his defense.
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Neil Wagner harasses Virat Kohli with his little bowling
Neil Wagner recalled how he effectively used to use and break the short-ball strategy. He first rejected batsman Virat Kohli on a score of 67 with a side and short delivery, which the right -handed batsman tried to pull, only to get a lower edge.
“This Test match, I remember the wicket is quite flat, but there was a slight speed and bounce. Eden Park is quite small, straight, but square borders are pockets that are assistants.”
“I remember a pair of bouncers bowl and how they played it, and especially Virat Kohli looked a bit unsolved.
“This idea was trying to go out and out of the symbol. He (Virat Kohli) tried to pull it in front of the square because there is security. Virat Kohli tried to pull it in front of the square; he just got the end of a leg finger on it, and it moved through the BJ Watering. He moved upwards, and it was built on a below.
Wagner got Shikhar Dhawan and MS Dhoni better with a similar bumper strategy
After already played a large role for New Zealand, Wagner next sent Shikhar Dhawan back, who scored a brilliant score and looked confident. A surprising bumper took him to shock as he waved the ball back to the wicket-keeper glove.
The game was not over yet, because Ravindra Jadeja, along with captain MS Dhoni, saw to take the visitors on the line. However, Neil Wagner betrayed Dhoni with a slow bouncer and ended his hopes on a score of just 39.
Then Dhoni and Jadeja saw that they were going to chase it and playing an unprecedented innings. Dhoni did not feel like it was bothering him very much. All this was not to take positive and aggressive options for us and frightened at all. ,
“I was so, I am going to bowl a slow ball bouncer for Dhoni. I did it, and he bitten it, and I was amazed.
Neil Wagner retired in large numbers for New Zealand in red-ball cricket
The left-arm fast bowler has played an important role for New Zealand over the years, and is one of the few players who have never played in Odis as well as the T20I series.
He has played a total of 64 matches during his Test career and has been fantastic in his entire career with the ball. Wagner Black caps were selected for 260 wickets, while also scored 875 runs as a batsman., He retired after a guard of honor in the game against South Africa in February 2024,
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