Seifert praises India’s pace attack ahead of fourth ODI

New Zealand wicketkeeper-batter Tim Seifert praised India’s pace attack ahead of the fourth one-day international, saying the bowlers’ differing skills and disciplined lines had made them effective as a unit. India lead the five-match series 2-0, and New Zealand can no longer win it outright after the third ODI was abandoned because of rain.

Seifert said India’s bowlers had adapted to conditions in New Zealand and had not given the hosts’ batters many opportunities in the first two matches. India dismissed New Zealand for 185 and 134 in those games, with Arshdeep Singh, Anshul Kamboj, Gurnoor Brar and Auqib Nabi among the pace options.

“They all bowl very well, they all do something slightly different,” Seifert said. He singled out left-arm bowler Arshdeep as an important variation, while saying he could not identify one Indian bowler for New Zealand to target. Seifert described the attack as working well together and credited its discipline on the wickets in the opening matches.

The fourth ODI is scheduled for Friday, November 13, at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui. India can secure the series with a win. If New Zealand win the fourth match, they can keep open the possibility of...