Beating India in the World Test Championship was ‘massive’: New Zealand’s Henry Nicholls
Henry Nicholls is quite positive about his chances of regaining a place in the Test side. The 32-year-old from Christchurch was dropped from the Test side for the home series against South Africa earlier this year. He was replaced by young sensation Rachin Ravindra. But he was called back for the following series against Australia and that gave Nicholls the confidence that he was still in the scheme of things for the Black Caps team management.
The 56-Test veteran has been an important part of the New Zealand’s Test side since scoring a fifty in his debut match in 2016 against Australia. And he was also a member of the side that won the inaugural World Test Championship, beating India in the Final in Southampton, England, in 2021. He didn’t contribute much with the bat in that match but took a brilliant catch to dismiss dangerous Rishabh Pant in the second innings. Excerpts from his interaction with ET Sport.
You were part of the New Zealand side that beat India in the World Test Championships final. How big was the occasion?
Yeah, it was massive. Obviously, it was the first Test Championship cycle, been over a two-year period, and for us to get to the final against India, at a neutral venue as well. So, there were a lot of firsts for the group. And it was a six-day Test match as well, which was great because it rained for two days. It was the first six-day Test match [that] I played in but for it to come down to the last day and that last session; and it was New Zealand's first world title. It was really special
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