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New Zealand leg spinner Ish Sodhi has stated that leg spinners enable a team to scalp wickets in the middle overs, which hampers the opposition’s ability to score heavily in the death overs. The Rajasthan Royals spinner feels that this is the reason that leg spinners are all the rage at the moment.

Ish Sodhi has heaped praise on Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni’s incredible ability to analyse and control the game under the pump. The 26-year-old Rajasthan Royals spinner has played 80 games for New Zealand so far and believes he still has a lot to learn from the likes of Dhoni.

The third Test between New Zealand and Bangladesh in Christchurch has been abandoned in the wake of the recent shooting incident at the Al Noor Mosque in the city. The Bangladeshi cricketers were travelling on a bus to the mosque for Friday prayers and narrowly escaped the attack.

Australia and New Zealand are always tough oppositions to play against, due to their amazing home support that gives the players added confidence and makes them bullish on the pitch. It was seen in the second Test match at Wellington when Kiwi's Neil Wagner tried riling up Bangladesh's Mahmudullah.