Shorter boundaries can play on Indian spinners' mind: Taylor

New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor's considerable knowledge about the Trent Bridge ground tells him that the shorter boundaries here may play on the mind of India's wrist spin duo during their World Cup encounter Thursday.

Taylor, who has been a successful pro for the Nottinghamshire county side, is confident that New Zealand can effectively tackle the wrist spin duo of Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav.

"We've faced India a lot in recent times and had some success against them. Obviously, they are two world class spinners but I think we've had success at different stages. The shorter boundaries sometimes can play on the minds of the spinner," Taylor said at the pre-match press conference.

Asked about Dhawan's absence, Taylor said: "Obviously Shikhar is a big loss to India. The presence, he plays very well at ICC tournaments and has a very good record over here.

"He and Rohit Sharma have a very good partnership, and I think they complement each other well because they're right and left-handed."
"As we see, it's traditionally a short boundary here. If that is the case, then hopefully we can exploit it with the right, left-handers, as I am sure India and other teams that are playing here will try and do."