New Zealand paceman Chris Martin admits even he was taken aback by his team's success as they rattled the India batsmen on Day Three of the second Test on Saturday.
New Zealand paceman Chris Martin admits even he was taken aback by his team's success as they rattled the India batsmen on Day Three of the second Test on Saturday.
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The tourists face a battle to save the match in Napier after being forced to follow on.
It was a huge turnaround from the opening Test for the Black Caps, who had suffered a humiliating 10-wicket loss in Hamilton.
And Martin, who claimed three wickets, revealed he could not have envisaged such a response from his team.
"It was a tough grind and it showed the discipline we bowled with today," he said. "We had to keep plugging away and making sure we came out on top at the end of the day.
It's difficult to picture getting nine wickets on that pitch in a day, and for us to end up with that result was something we weren't expecting at the start of the day. It's not often New Zealand are a in position to enforce follow on."
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