Why Kyle Jamieson had to hide in bathroom during WTC final

Kyle Jamieson was in his element during the World Test Championship final against India. But cricket is a team game where individual brilliance seldom guarantees the success of a team.

So, despite having done his quota of work to perfection Jamieson had to rely on his teammates to see his team go past the line.

While New Zealand batters were in the middle trying to hunt down the target to become the first team to win the World Test Championship final, Jamieson was having a tough time off the field trying to manage all the tension.

“It was probably the toughest period of cricket I’ve been a part of, in terms of watching," Jamieson told Country Sport Breakfast on Gold AM.

“We were sitting inside and actually watching on TV. There was a bit of a delay but it seemed like every ball the Indian crowd was up and about and I was like ‘jeez it’s a wicket’ or something like that, but it turned out it was just a block or a single."

“It was pretty tough to watch. I actually tried to at times to go to the bathroom where there was no noise to just get away from it for a while because it was quite nerve-racking,” added the Kiwi.

“But it was nice to have Kane and Ross out there, two of our greatest ever batters really to calm the nerves and finish the job the way they did," said Jamieson.

After the WTC final, Jamieson was back in the field playing T20s for county side Surrey.

“It was a quick turnaround. I think within 48 hours I was back on the park playing T20 for Surrey. It’s kind of the life we live a little bit. But it’s nice to stay on and to experience county cricket for the next few weeks. It was certainly tough to say goodbye to those guys (NZ teammates). Coming off a high of what we just experienced and that moment we all enjoyed together, to go and say goodbye was quite tough,” signed off the RCB pacer.