<p> New Zealand bowling coach Shane Jurgensen hailed Tim Southee's leadership qualities after the fast bowler claimed a five-wicket haul on Friday in his country's first test against India in Kanpur.</p>.<p>Southee's was the stand-out performance for the Black Caps as New Zealand bowled India out for 345, with the 32-year-old finishing with five wickets for 69 runs at the end of the first innings.</p>.<p>"He just continues to go from strength-to-strength, really, and that's a testament to his fitness, his dedication," said Jurgensen.</p>.<p>"He's a real leader amongst the team, really positive and the way that he prepares and gets himself ready, he's positive.</p>.<p>"Cricket is a really mentally challenging game at times and he just finds a way to make everyone have a smile on their face, have good time and at the same time really focus on the job that we have to do as a bowling unit."</p>.<p>Southee claimed the wickets of Cheteshwar Pujara, Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Wriddhiman Saha and Axar Patel before New Zealand ended the second day's play on 129 without loss.</p>.<p>The five-wicket haul was the 13th of Southee's career and Jurgensen felt the performance was one of the bowler's finest.</p>.<p>"The way that he came out today and really made use of the conditions, got the ball to swing which is really crucial over here and he's done that for a number of years and had some fantastic performances in India," he said.</p>.<p>"This was right up there as one of the best.</p>.<p>"He's always had a fantastic ability to bowl the outswinger over long periods of time which is always going to be a real challenge to any batter.</p>.<p>"Over the years he's just developed his craft to be able to challenge the batter, challenge both sides of the bat and I think the dismissal of Patel was a fantastic example of the way he set him up." </p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos</strong></p>
<p> New Zealand bowling coach Shane Jurgensen hailed Tim Southee's leadership qualities after the fast bowler claimed a five-wicket haul on Friday in his country's first test against India in Kanpur.</p>.<p>Southee's was the stand-out performance for the Black Caps as New Zealand bowled India out for 345, with the 32-year-old finishing with five wickets for 69 runs at the end of the first innings.</p>.<p>"He just continues to go from strength-to-strength, really, and that's a testament to his fitness, his dedication," said Jurgensen.</p>.<p>"He's a real leader amongst the team, really positive and the way that he prepares and gets himself ready, he's positive.</p>.<p>"Cricket is a really mentally challenging game at times and he just finds a way to make everyone have a smile on their face, have good time and at the same time really focus on the job that we have to do as a bowling unit."</p>.<p>Southee claimed the wickets of Cheteshwar Pujara, Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Wriddhiman Saha and Axar Patel before New Zealand ended the second day's play on 129 without loss.</p>.<p>The five-wicket haul was the 13th of Southee's career and Jurgensen felt the performance was one of the bowler's finest.</p>.<p>"The way that he came out today and really made use of the conditions, got the ball to swing which is really crucial over here and he's done that for a number of years and had some fantastic performances in India," he said.</p>.<p>"This was right up there as one of the best.</p>.<p>"He's always had a fantastic ability to bowl the outswinger over long periods of time which is always going to be a real challenge to any batter.</p>.<p>"Over the years he's just developed his craft to be able to challenge the batter, challenge both sides of the bat and I think the dismissal of Patel was a fantastic example of the way he set him up." </p>.<p><strong>Check out DH's latest videos</strong></p>