Moles banking on newcomers to spring a surprise

Christchurch (PTI): New Zealand coach Andy Moles is banking on the unknown faces in the team and some bounce on the pitch to destabilise India in the forthcoming series that starts on Wednesday with a Twenty20 international.

Moles said New Zealand have a few surprises up their sleeves in the form of newcomers.

"We have got quite a few new faces that the Indians wouldn't have seen. (Martin) Guptill did really well in Australia, as did (Grant) Elliott. (Neil) Broom is coming on as well and improving with each game. We are a developing team and it's really exciting to be involved with the team at this moment," said Moles at a press conference.

The former Warwickshire batsman also hoped the youngsters could catch India off guard with their performance.

"It will be nice if we can catch the Indians out because they don't know too much about some of our younger players coming through. But again, we have to execute our plans and make sure we play good cricket," he said.

The 48-year-old Englishman said they have a strategy in place to counter Indian batsmen.

"They are coming here from Sri Lanka where the wickets, like in India, can be a little low. So if we get the ball to bounce a bit, they could find it hard to play here. So we need to bowl well with the new ball."