“Without giving too many tactics away, I thought he plays well and that [No.3] position suits him,” Trott said of Naib at his post-match press conference. “So hopefully he can continue to do that. I thought he’s looked decent form. He just hasn’t got the runs in the series against the West Indies. He didn’t get too many [runs], but hopefully he’s starting to hit form now and he can continue this form for the rest of the tournament.”
“He’s a strong hitter of the ball. He’s very experienced,” Trott said. “He’s played a lot of cricket all around the world and has been successful in India before in our T20 series a couple of years ago. He’s fond of playing here in India and these wickets suit him, so hopefully he can continue that form, he’s a good player.”
“He’s been in the squad a few times and we saw how well he played against the West Indies in the series there in Dubai,” Trott said. “So his form continued today and he solidifies that middle order nicely. His form is great and hopefully like Gulbadin he can continue that form at No. 5 and that power! We saw the power that he has.
“So I’m excited to see him go for the rest of the tournament. He’s developed nicely, and he’s been in and around the squads. Our coaches have worked with him, so they deserve a lot of credit. Hopefully, all the hard work pays off for himself, but also the work we’ve done with him.”
“We thought with the cracks [there] would be a little uneven bounce and we were right with that. I think the selection was correct, we just didn’t bowl well enough,” Trott said. “The seamers just didn’t bowl well enough unfortunately. I thought they [New Zealand batters] played well. They put pressure on the seamers.
“Hindsight is always a nice thing or a dangerous thing as well. I didn’t think it was going to spin a huge amount as well. I know Noor has got experience playing here, but these are new wickets, so it’s not like he would have bowled on them before. There is that, but you always think whenever you lose, you wish you could have done things a little bit differently, don’t you?”
