Shaheen Afridi effect: NZ left-arm pacer Trent Boult wants to imitate Pakistan star against India

India
and
New
Zealand
will
lock
horns
against
each
other
in
the
Super
12
stages
of
the
World
Cup
on
Sunday
(October
31)
at
the
Dubai
International
Cricket
Stadium.

Both
sides
will
enter
the
contest
after
suffering
a
loss
against
Pakistan.
Shaheen
Shah
Afridi
wreaked
havoc
against
India
as
he
dismissed
Rohit
Sharma
and
KL
Rahul
at
the
top
before
returning
to
dismiss
skipper
Virat
Kohli.

Boult
would
be
looking
to
replicate
the
same
against
India
as
the
left-arm
pace
has
traditionally
caused
troubles
for
the
Indian
top-order.

“I
suppose
it
depends
on
when
I
get
the
ball,
I
am
not
sure
what
the
plan
is
with
what
overs
certain
bowlers
are
bowling.

“The
way
Shaheen
bowled
against
India
was
amazing,
but
yeah
India
has
quality
batters,
early
wickets
are
the
focus
for
us
but
we
need
to
be
nice
and
accurate
of
where
we
are
trying
to
put
the
ball.

“Hopefully,
it
swings
around
a
little
bit
and
I
can
mirror
what
Shaheen
did
the
other
night,”
said
Boult
during
a
virtual
pre-match
press
conference.

“Boys
are
pretty
upbeat,
excited
about
the
chance
of
taking
on
India
tomorrow
night.
Not
the
best
start
for
us
against
Pakistan
who
obviously
played
some
pretty
good
cricket.

“Boys
are
excited
and
we
are
looking
forward
to
the
challenge
that
India
brings,”
said
the
left-arm
pacer.

“Whatever
we
do
first,
we
need
to
do
it
well.
India
brings
a
lot
of
challenges,
they
are
a
quality
side.
But
with
the
ball,
we
just
need
to
be
clear
in
our
options
on
how
to
shut
these
people
down
and
obviously
give
them
a
bigger
chase
as
possible
if
we
bat
first.
We
look
forward
to
taking
it
on,”
he
added.

Giving
a
fitness
update
on
Martin
Guptill,
Boult
said:
“He
is
pretty
good,
he
trained
fully
yesterday.
He
is
definitely
a
big
piece
of
the
puzzle
for
us
at
the
top
of
the
innings.
He
is
good
to
go.”

Most
of
the
games
this
World
Cup
have
been
won
by
the
team
chasing
and
dew
has
consistently
played
a
big
role.

“It
is
a
good
question
and
it
is
hard
to
understand
how
much
dew
is
going
to
come
in
tomorrow.
From
the
one
game
we
have
experienced,
there
was
not
much
of
it.

“You
just
have
to
take
your
time
to
have
a
grip
on
the
ball
and
you
need
to
try
to
be
accurate.
It
is
going
to
be
an
exciting
game
and
hopefully,
some
good
cricket
is
played,”
said
Boult.