ICC T20 WORLD CUP 2024: EXPERIENCED NEW ZEALAND CAN GIVE A FAIR SHOT
Cricket Today|June 2024
New Zealand will be one of the desired teams at the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup in West Indies and the USA in June. The Kane Williamson-led side would fancy themselves going the distance with a settled and experienced squad on offer. One should...
ICC T20 WORLD CUP 2024: EXPERIENCED NEW ZEALAND CAN GIVE A FAIR SHOT

New Zealand will be one of the desired teams at the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup in West Indies and the USA in June. The Kane Williamson-led side would fancy themselves going the distance with a settled and experienced squad on offer. One should back this Kiwi side to come out trumps and play a solid brand of cricket. All eyes will be on skipper Williamson who suits better in the New Zealand set-up than a fourplayer foreign aspect in the Indian Premier League. His leadership attributes will help the Black Caps immensely. What makes New Zealand an exciting side is their spirit and proper attitude. The Kiwis have their bases covered across departments and one feels the options of some big T20 guns will enhance their reputation. New Zealand have done well in ICC tournaments of late but the trophy is something that has been missing. So this is the area Williamson and his men will focus on and take things as they come.

NZ will open their campaign against Afghanistan in Group C. All of their group-stage games are in the West Indies (Guyana and Trinidad). On slower surfaces, New Zealand cannot be taken lightly. They are a strong side on pitches where things slow down a tad bit. In 2021, they reached the final in UAE before losing to Australia. New Zealand are a well balanced side and there are hopes riding on them. One expects them to have a fair shot at the trophy this time around.

A LOOK AT NEW ZEALAND’S 15-MEMBER ICC T20 WORLD CUP SQUAD

SQUAD: Kane Williamson (c), Finn Allen, Trent Boult, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee.

TRAVELLING RESERVE: Ben Sears

MITCHELL SANTNER IS NEW ZEALAND’S TRUMP CARD

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