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New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor says he was confident about overcoming a calf strain and becoming fit ahead of the two-Test series against hosts England and the World Test Championship (WTC) final against India.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

New Zealand begin their campaign with the first Test against England from June 2 at Lord's, London. They will play the Virat Kohli-led India in the WTC final from June 18 in Southampton.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The 37-year-old Taylor is in the spotlight as the dependable batsman recently suffered a calf strain during New Zealand's training at their high-performance centre in Lincoln this month.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

However, Taylor allayed those fears on Monday. "Obviously, you don't want to have those little niggles and this [calf] niggle came about trying to get the hamstring right,<\/strong>" he told espncricinfo.com<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"It's part and parcel of being an international cricketer,<\/strong>" he said. Taylor, along with Tim Southee, BJ Watling and Neil Wagner, were scheduled to depart for England on Monday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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"More is made of it when you get older. If you get a calf or a hamstring injury at 32, nothing's made of it, but when you're 37, there's a few more headlines, but it is what it is, and I'm comfortable with where I'm at,<\/strong>" said Taylor.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Taylor is relishing the opportunity to dominate in England, where, on his maiden international assignment in 2008, he smashed an unbeaten 154 against the hosts in the Test at Manchester.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"[A] hundred-odd Tests later, [England is] still a great place to play cricket -- probably one of the best tours to go on. Obviously being in a bubble is going to be a bit strange. Thirteen years ago, fond memories of that tour and still to date one of the best innings I've played in Manchester in the second Test,<\/strong>" he said.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ross-taylor-hopes-to-emerge-from-injury-before-test-series-and-world-test-championship-final1.jpg", "alt_img": "Cricket Image for NZ's Ross Taylor Sure Of Being Fit For Tests vs Eng, WTC Final vs India", "alt_title": "NZ's Ross Taylor Sure Of Being Fit For Tests vs Eng, WTC Final vs India", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "NZ's Ross Taylor Sure Of Being Fit For Tests vs Eng, WTC Final vs India On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor says he was confident about overcoming a calf strain and becoming fit ahead of the two-Test series against hosts England and the World Test Championship (WTC) final against India.", "seo_keywords": "Ross Taylor, new zealand cricket news, New Zealand Cricket Team", "tag": "", "tagging": "Ross Taylor,new zealand cricket news,New Zealand Cricket Team,", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "nzs-ross-taylor-sure-of-being-fit-for-tests-vs-eng-wtc-final-vs-india", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "0000-00-00", "ians_time": "00:00:00", "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "trash": "0", "view_count": "2341", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2021-05-19 16:51:06", "updated": "2021-05-19 16:51:06", "img_from": "Ross Taylor (Image Source: Google)", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": "New Zealand Cricket, New Zealand Team, Big Loss, Ross Talor Injured, Knee Injury, Player Will Recover for WTC", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "1", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "12", "jio_date": "2021-05-19 16:51:06", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2021-05-19 16:51:06", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/nzs-ross-taylor-sure-of-being-fit-for-tests-vs-eng-wtc-final-vs-india-76330" }