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#3 Mike Hesson believes Virat Kohli will find it tough in New Zealand

Hesson also expressed his fascination towards an enthralling duel between Trent Boult and Rohit Sharma

Head of cricket operations of IPL franchise RCB, Mike Hesson believes that Indian captain Virat Kohli will find it tough to cope up with difficult batting conditions on offer in New Zealand.

Hesson also stated that the duel between Rohit Sharma and Trent Boult in ODIs will also be a contest to look forward to as Sharma has performed exceptionally in the last couple of years while Boult is an experienced campaigner now.

"For me, the match-up I am interested to see is how Virat Kohli deals with New Zealand seamers in his first 10-20 balls. If he can get starts in NZ, then his hunger for runs will make him difficult to dislodge Kane Williamson.”

“Trent Boult versus Rohit Sharma in ODIs will be a fascinating match up with a little bit of swing on offer. New Zealand are very hard to beat at home as you can see by their recent record. I, however, see India having a far more suitable seam bowling attack than they had back in 2014 which means this will be a very even and competitive series.”

Full article: RCB director of cricket operations Mike Hesson feels Virat Kohli will find it tough to score in New Zealand