Anshul Kamboj: One bad match doesn't affect me

Exactly a month after conceding 82 in nine wicketless overs on ODI debut, Anshul Kamboj was the Player of the Match in Auckland for taking 2 for 22 in India's five-wicket victory in the first ODI against India skittle New Zealand.

"One bad match does not decide a player's career," Kamboj said after his match-winning spell. "I have been doing the same things right from the start. One bad match doesn't affect me much. It has only given me the motivation to do better. I don't pay attention to the chatter. I focus on my cricket and see how I can improve."

The contrast between Kamboj's bowling on debut and in his second ODI was also down to conditions. There was enough seam movement at Eden Park to help him settle into a rhythm as opposed to the flat surface against West Indies in New Chandigarh, where he conceded the third most expensive figures by an Indian on ODI debut.

"In cricket, if you focus more on the process than the result, then [you will be alright]. If you are executing well, if you want to bowl a yorker, if you execute well, and still go for runs, then there's no problem. You don't focus on the result, because the result won't always be in your favour. What you can do is you can execute well.

"The feedback [after his ODI debut] was that if you are bowling in good areas, then you should continue it. It's not necessary that if you execute well every time, you will get hit for runs every time. So, just focus on your execution as much as possible. Don't think too much about the result."

After India chose to bowl on Wednesday, Kamboj came on as first change in the eighth over and started with a maiden. Despite Tim Seifert attacking, Kamboj created pressure with the movement he extracted. He dismissed Mitchell Santner and Nathan Smith in a later spell and finished with 2 for 22 - equalling the most economical ten-over spell for an Indian quick since Javagal Srinath's 3 for 13 in 2003.

"If someone is bowling well from one end, then you get a wicket from the other end. So, that's it. You just have to create as much pressure as possible," Kamboj said. "If they are stuck, then keep them stuck for a longer period of time. Don't give them easy boundaries or easy runs, because if you don't give them easy runs, then they will play a wrong shot to make a run. I was just thinking about bowling in better areas, because they were obviously getting out from the other end. So, I didn't need to try much.

"I think in one-day cricket, it is about bowling in partnerships. So, if you get such wickets where there is a lot of movement, it feels better to use it. There is movement in T20 cricket as well. But in T20 cricket, there is only one ball. So, when it gets old after four-five-six overs, then the movement decreases. In one-day cricket, there is a new ball from both ends. So, the initial 10-15 overs are good for swing. We can use it as much as we can."