Napier: Skipper Kane Williamson on Wednesday warned against a “knee-jerk reaction” to New Zealand’s eight-wicket loss in the first ODI against India and said his team only needs to make “small adjustments” to bounce back in the series. New Zealand were bundled out for 157 in 38 overs at McLean Park as India returned to overhaul the target in 34.5 overs in the weather-hit first ODI here. “It is not our best performance and I think you need to look at it in small bits. It is not about jumping … or any knee jerk reactions to our performance,” Williamson told reporters. “It is about identifying some areas we need to get better at and when we get it together we can beat anybody but we are against a very strong team in India.” Williamson said Indian bowlers, mainly spinners, exposed New Zealand’s batting frailties on a tricky wicket.
“The surface wasn’t bad but different to what we were expecting. From our perspective, we should have played little bit more smartly on that surface. They perhaps exposed us in some areas. The length that they bowled in that wicket was outstanding and did make scoring hard to achieve, so lot of learning to come.” Talking about the wicket, Williamson said: “It was one of those surfaces where it is hard to get momentum and they showed us that it wasn’t a competitive total to chase. “It was not as free-flowing as we were expecting but it is important we move on to the next game, the surface will again be different and we have to be little bit better.” Williamson said his team has to make better decisions as a unit.