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New Zealand reach out to Murali
New Zealand have approached Muttiah Muralitharan about assisting the side during their tour of Sri Lanka.
New Zealand will face Sri Lanka in two Tests, five ODIs and a Twenty20 international - with new bowling coach Shane Bond linking up with the side for the first time.
However, with spin a crucial factor on the subcontinent, head coach Mike Hesson is now looking at bringing in Muralitharan to help squad.
"Obviously, Muralitharan lives in Sri Lanka in Colombo and he's someone we've got contacts with," Hesson said.
"We haven't been able to firm things up but we're also looking into the possibility of another specialist coach.
"We've got some guys lined up but they add to the mix and help Shane in terms of his development - and also the players.
"We play half of our cricket in the subcontinent and even now the West Indies' conditions are very subcontinental. We'll get exposed to a lot of spin, and in this series 70-80 per cent of our overs we face will be spin-based.
"How well we adapt and how well we play them will dictate the outcome."
However, with spin a crucial factor on the subcontinent, head coach Mike Hesson is now looking at bringing in Muralitharan to help squad.
"Obviously, Muralitharan lives in Sri Lanka in Colombo and he's someone we've got contacts with," Hesson said.
"We haven't been able to firm things up but we're also looking into the possibility of another specialist coach.
"We've got some guys lined up but they add to the mix and help Shane in terms of his development - and also the players.
"We play half of our cricket in the subcontinent and even now the West Indies' conditions are very subcontinental. We'll get exposed to a lot of spin, and in this series 70-80 per cent of our overs we face will be spin-based.
"How well we adapt and how well we play them will dictate the outcome."
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