Mumbai, Nov. 8 -- Fast bowlers doing well in helpful New Zealand conditions is like batters doing well on good pitches of the sub-continent -- one can't read too much into it.

One thing is certain, though. If there is juice in the pitch, Gurnoor Brar is going to be a handful for the batters. He has provided proof of that in the first two ODIs, claiming three wickets in Auckland (9.2-0-44-3) and four in Wellington (10-2-30-4).

If he can add the bowling smarts of a Jasprit Bumrah, Brar has it in him to be a pace bowlers for all conditions at the international level.

If one views the New Zealand series as an audition for the 2027 ODI World Cup, the 26-year-old pacer has been very impressive. He is not a pure swing bowler like Anshul Kambo...