New Zealand opener Will Young on Saturday credited his coach Gary Stead for teaching him the art of playing spin after hitting a career-best 89 in tough batting conditions on Day Three of the Kanpur Test against India.

Young, 29, who smashed 14 boundaries, said it was a rigorous stint with Stead early in his career which helped him to tackle the spinners well. “It was three or four years ago now. He had just come back and I jumped on the back of a bunch of fellow cricketers to learn about the art of batting and playing spin in India,” he said during a virtual press conference here.