ve of the second T20I on Friday (November 3), the petite presence of Hesson was its usual busy self. He made his way to the ground with the support staff, gathered his troops together in a team huddle, perhaps discussing what they were out to do on the rather hot and sunny morning.
The squad of 15 started off with a session of volleyball, while the support staff were involved in their own before another team huddle, and again the coach having his bit to say. The regulation stretching ensued soon after led by the strength and conditioning coach with drills like lateral lunges, squats, push-ups and short sprints. Hesson, meanwhile, made his way to the pitch and had a long, hard look at it. As if it had something to do with strategy for Saturday's must-win game for New Zealand, he, along with Kane Williamson were involved in a long chat with Tim Southee, followed by one with Tom Latham.
Hesson wouldn't have been a happy man after what he saw in Delhi and thus ensured he addressed it as the side moved on to some catching practice. Hesson himself joined the drills, taking the bat in hand and guiding balls towards the awaiting hands of Martin Guptill and Mitchell Santner, where gully and point would be. Santner was at the same position when Shikhar Dhawan had cut one uppishly straight to him in Delhi. The ball had flown to the spinner at an overhead height, which he had failed to hold onto. Hesson gave him exactly those and he took them. When he missed a rather easy one, he heard a "come on!" from his coach.
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