{"id":138175,"date":"2026-03-07T09:38:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T15:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=138175"},"modified":"2026-03-07T09:38:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T15:08:39","slug":"t20-world-cup-2026-final-santner-acknowledges-bumrah-threat-says-he-should-be-in-everyones-conversation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=138175","title":{"rendered":"T20 World Cup 2026 Final: Santner acknowledges Bumrah threat, says he should be in everyone\u2019s conversation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-70716157\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">It is impossible that a bowler of Jasprit Bumrah\u2019s calibre won\u2019t feature in strategic discussions New Zealand will have ahead of the T20 World Cup final against India, skipper Mitchell Santner said on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Bumrah has been in prime form in the ongoing T20 World Cup and his death overs bowling against a rampaging England in the semifinal has become a stuff of legends.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBumrah, yeah, I think he should be in everyone\u2019s conversation, the way he has been going. Against England, he looked pretty hard to hit. And he was obviously the game changer for India the other night,\u201d Santner said when asked about what kind of conversations the think-tank is having with regards to Bumrah.<\/p>\n<p><b>PREVIEW<\/b> |        <b><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/ind-vs-nz-final-preview-t20-world-cup-2026-ahmedabad-unlucky-stadium-new-zealand-history-beckons\/article70715521.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">India looks to exorcise Ahmedabad ghosts against bogey team New Zealand<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>But Santner said with a word of caution that focusing only on Bumrah would be foolish, as a lot of Indian players have individually turned up on particular days during the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe knew that was (Bumrah performing) always going to be the case. He\u2019s obviously a world-class bowler. But, you know, not just him, everyone has stepped up at different times. And as a team, that\u2019s where you want to be,\u201d the Black Caps skipper said.<\/p>\n<p>Varun Chakaravarthy has had a poor tournament by his standards, but Santner feels it could be the big finale where the Tamil Nadu man might rediscover his mystery.<\/p>\n<p>So, will there by a psychological advantage with Chakaravarthy not in his element? \u201cNo, I don\u2019t think so,\u201d Santner denied the assumption categorically.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have all seen how good he is. And I think the challenge for any bowler is when the pitch is flat, compared to how it looks like when it\u2019s spinning or seaming.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut when it is flat, I think, everyone can go for 60 on such a day. I think he\u2019s got to know that he is still a very good bowler. You should know that you are only one game away from changing the tide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>ALSO READ<\/b> |        <b><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/new-zealand-wants-to-break-hearts-t20-world-cup-final-india-mitchell-santner-cricket-ind-vs-nz-news\/article70715404.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Zealand wants to \u2018break a few hearts\u2019 in T20 World Cup final<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>While Santner hasn\u2019t had a look at the strip, he presumed that it would be flat and high-scoring.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, I mean, I haven\u2019t had a look at the wicket yet. It is still under cover. But one can only assume it\u2019s going to be pretty flat and high-scoring,\u201d the skipper said.<\/p>\n<p>Against England, India smashed its way to 253 for seven on a Wankhede shirtfront, but Santner\u2019s idea is to restrict it to 220 if it wants to make a match of it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd at the end of the day, if it\u2019s going to be flat, like it was the other night, trying to restrict India to 220 instead of 250, it might give us a good chance,\u201d the skipper said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Mar 07, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/ind-vs-nz-final-t20-world-cup-2026-bumrah-threat-new-zealand-captain-mitchell-santner-press-conference\/article70716157.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is impossible that a bowler of Jasprit Bumrah\u2019s calibre won\u2019t feature in strategic discussions New Zealand will have ahead of the T20 World Cup final against India, skipper Mitchell Santner said on Saturday. 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