New Zealand ready to break hearts and silence India's crowd in T20 final, says Santner - Reuters
New Zealand ready to break hearts and silence India's crowd in T20 final, says Santner Reuters
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"New Zealand ready to break hearts and silence India's crowd in T20 final."
— Santner , Athlete
"I feel the tough calls, me and head coach, do it together."
— Suryakumar Yadav , Athlete
"It would be nice to break a few hearts and lift the trophy for once."
— Mitchell Santner , Athlete
"I guess that’s the goal - to silence the crowd."
— Mitchell Santner , Athlete
"I wouldn’t mind breaking a few hearts to lift the trophy for once."
— Mitchell Santner , Athlete
"He’s human as well. He is allowed to have a bad day, as are the rest of us."
— Glenn Phillips , Athlete
"New Zealand ready to break hearts and silence India's crowd in T20 final."
— Santner , Athlete
"I wouldn't mind winning a trophy. We are pretty consistent. If we do our little things well, it'll put us in a good position. I wouldn't mind breaking a few hearts."
— Mitchell Santner , Athlete
"Bumrah should be in everyone's conversation. Against England, he was the game-changer. A world-class bowler. Varun is a very good bowler. He's one game away from breaking the tie."
— Mitchell Santner , Athlete
"I wouldn't mind winning a trophy."
— Mitchell Santner , Athlete
"It’s obviously a challenge. Everyone knows we’re probably not the favourite, but we don’t mind, we know we can if we do our little things well and put in a strong team performance, you know, put us in a pretty good position to hopefully lift the trophy."
— Mitchell Santner , Athlete
"So I think for us it's taking confidence in that we can, If we go about our business, the same way, we can upset another big team, and I think there's obviously a lot of pressure on India to win this World Cup at home."
— Mitchell Santner , Athlete
"India will obviously come into this game with plenty of momentum and confidence, particularly with the bat."
— Mitchell Santner , Athlete
"I wouldn't mind breaking a few hearts to lift the trophy for once."
— Mitchell Santner , Athlete
"We are pretty consistent because we try not get overawed by the situation or opponents. We just go out there and do our thing."
— Mitchell Santner , Athlete
"It's going to be an opposite challenge where everyone knows we're probably not the favourites."
— Mitchell Santner , Athlete
"The goal is to silence the crowd."
— Mitchell Santner , Athlete
"The only way to slow any team down is wickets at the top and then try to squeeze a few overs in the middle."
— Mitchell Santner , Athlete
"It's easy to say it's just another game — everyone knows it's probably not — but the way you go about it has to be the same."
— Mitchell Santner , Athlete
"And at the end of the day, if it’s going to be flat like it was the other night, trying to restrict India to 220 instead of 250 might give us a good chance."
— Mitchell Santner , Athlete
"We will try to bat well. If we score 225 or 250, it will be good. But sometimes the wicket is different, and we have to play differently."
— Suryakumar Yadav , Athlete
"Everybody is saying the same line. They should try something new."
— Suryakumar Yadav , Athlete
"That's the goal to silence the crowd."
— Mitchell Santner , Athlete
"We will look to do our little things well."
— Mitchell Santner , Athlete
"Bumrah is in everyone's conversation and Varun hasn't become bad overnight."
— Mitchell Santner , Athlete
"That is the goal to silence the ground. T20 is fickle. It comes down to little moments."
— Mitchell Santner , Athlete
Key People
Finn Allen is a New Zealand cricketer known for his aggressive batting.
Gautam Gambhir is a former Indian cricketer and current head coach.
Glenn Phillips is a New Zealand cricketer known for his batting skills.
GS Malik is the Police Commissioner of Ahmedabad.
Jasprit Bumrah is an Indian fast bowler known for his unique bowling action and speed.
Mitchell Santner is a New Zealand cricketer known for his all-round abilities.
Pat Cummins is the captain of the Australian cricket team.
Sanju Samson is a wicket-keeper batsman for the Indian cricket team.
Santner is a New Zealand cricketer known for his all-rounder skills.
Suryakumar Yadav is the captain of the Indian cricket team.
Varun Chakaravarthy is an Indian cricketer known for his spin bowling.
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Mitchell Santner, New Zealand's captain, expresses readiness to upset India in the T20 World Cup final, aiming to silence the home crowd and secure their first T20 World Cup title.
New Zealand's captain Mitchell Santner aims to silence the home crowd in Ahmedabad and lift the T20 World Cup trophy, acknowledging the challenge of playing in front of over 100,000 spectators.
Mitchell Santner, New Zealand's captain, expresses readiness to upset India in the T20 World Cup final, aiming to silence the home crowd and secure their first T20 World Cup title.
Mitchell Santner, New Zealand's captain, expresses confidence in his team's ability to lift the T20 World Cup trophy and silence the home crowd in Ahmedabad.
Mitchell Santner, New Zealand's captain, expresses readiness to upset India in the T20 World Cup final, aiming to silence the home crowd and secure their first T20 World Cup title.
Mitchell Santner, New Zealand's captain, expresses readiness to upset India in the T20 World Cup final, aiming to silence the home crowd and secure their first T20 World Cup title.
Mitchell Santner, New Zealand's captain, expresses readiness to upset India in the T20 World Cup final, aiming to silence the home crowd and secure their first T20 World Cup title.
Mitchell Santner, New Zealand's captain, expresses readiness to upset India in the T20 World Cup final, aiming to silence the home crowd and secure their first T20 World Cup title.
Mitchell Santner, New Zealand's captain, expresses confidence in his team's ability to lift the T20 World Cup trophy and silence the home crowd in Ahmedabad.
New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner aims to silence the massive crowd at the Narendra Modi Stadium and lift the T20 World Cup trophy, expressing confidence in his team's performance.
Mitchell Santner, New Zealand's captain, expresses confidence in his team's ability to lift the T20 World Cup trophy and silence the home crowd in Ahmedabad.
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