There's Plenty We've Taken From The Defeat To India In Group Stage: Will Young

Unfazed by New Zealand's group stage defeat to India, opener Will Young is focused on exploiting Rohit Sharma's side's weaknesses in the Champions Trophy final in Dubai on Sunday. Young has given a solid starts to the Black Caps in the Champions Trophy alongside Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra and he will be one of the key batters in the high-stakes final. "There is plenty we can take from that (group match defeat to India) in a scouting point of view, especially in my eyes as a batter, but I am sure the bowlers got a good look at their (India) batters as well and how they are likely to approach things," Young told ICC about the 44-run defeat to India on March 2 at the same venue.

"It was a great opportunity to see the style of cricket they will bring, especially at that venue and in those conditions," he added.

New Zealand have shown how formidable they are with batter Rachin Ravindra in red-hot form, notching centuries against Bangladesh (group stage) and South Africa (semifinal).

The 32-year-old right-hand batter added that over the years India and New Zealand have played several engrossing games, and whichever side plays good cricket on that particular day will have a better chance of winning.

"There's been some great battles over India in recent history including the World Test Championship and the 2023 World Cup semi-final. We've had some great games against India. But to be honest, it is who will show up on the day, you can't be too stuck in the past.

"We'll look to be able to adjust and adapt to whatever challenges are in front of us on Sunday and hope the game we've got and the nerve that we hold will be enough," he added.

The opener said his side was ready to ready to follow in footsteps of their heroes in