Taylor himself has had a stellar year averaging 92.00 – bettered only by Kohli during that period – in 14 matches.
On the back of a stellar ODI series against Sri Lanka, where Taylor notched up scores of 54. 90 and 137, the 34-year-old knows that he will have to start over again against the World No.2 side.
“I’ve played a few internationals now and understand my role in the team. I’ve worked on my game and try and rotate the strike early and be as busy as I can. Different shots against spinners at different stages have maybe evolved my game in a positive way,” said Taylor, who became the first New Zealand cricketer to score 20 centuries in ODI in the recently concluded ODI series against SL.
During the T20I series against Sri Lanka, Taylor had a injury scare at Auckland, dislocating his little finger in places, but it was popped back to place and no fracture was detected. He will most likely take the field in the series opener at Napier against India.
“It’s fine. It looks a lot sorer than it is… no break but the ligaments were a bit sore,” said Taylor.
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