After Mitchell Santner of New Zealand grabbed five wickets in a victory against the Netherlands by a score of 99 runs, the New Zealand spinner commented that he is looking forward to the possibility of bowling more aggressively at the World Cup in India than he does at home.

Santner took five wickets for 59 runs on Monday, adding to the two he took in their victory against England in the first match of the ongoing ICC World Cup last week.

“It's obviously nice to come over here and see some spinning wickets because they're few and far between back in New Zealand,” Santner said.

“The role in New Zealand is slightly different to here. You want to be a bit more aggressive. You keep your slips in for longer. I try to operate with that mid-on up most of the time, only having three back, trying to make them play big shots. In some of the grounds where it might be pretty flat, it might be that defensive role for a bit.”

The next two matches for New Zealand are at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, and they are against Bangladesh and Afghanistan, two teams who are accustomed to playing with spin. In addition, India's triumph against Australia on Sunday took place at this venue. Earlier in the day, the pitch had a turning quality to it, but the dew later in the day made it easier to bat on.

“We knew that going into the tournament that Chennai has that nature of being a bit 'spinny' and it did, especially first innings the other night. And they're obviously good players of spin so it's going to be a challenge, just like every other game is going to be in this World Cup,” Santner added.

“First is Bangladesh and if it is something similar to the other night, it could be spinning a little bit in the daytime and then start to skid on a little bit and get a little bit dewy second innings so we've got to be prepared for both.”