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Friday, February 11, 2011

Kiwis confident ahead of World Cup

New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori, seen here in 2010, pronounced a new one-day victories opposite Pakistan had easy a little of their certainty forward of a World Cup.
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NAGPUR, India (AFP) – New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori pronounced Friday a new one-day victories opposite Pakistan had easy a little of their certainty forward of a World Cup.

New Zealand mislaid a home one-day array though managed to win dual games opposite Pakistan to finish an 11-match losing strain which proposed with a triangular contest in Sri Lanka last August.

They were after blanked in one-day array in Bangladesh as well as India.

“Defeats in a last 3 array have influenced a morale, though a wins opposite Pakistan have easy a confidence,” Vettori told reporters in Nagpur upon a night before of their warm-up diversion opposite Ireland.

The New Zealand skipper pronounced a believe of personification in Bangladesh as well as India would mount his group in great stead.

“We have been personification in a sub-continent for a little time as well as which has helped us benefit some-more experience. We will concentration upon each match,” he said.

Vettori was additionally promissory note upon a imagination of newly-appointed manager John Wright, who helped India strech a 2003 World Cup last in South Africa during his five-year army with a team.

“John is an critical item for us. He has immeasurable experience, believe of internal conditions, throng as well as people as well as thus he will be a great manager for New Zealand,” pronounced Vettori.

New Zealand have been in Group A with fortifying champions Australia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, Canada as well as Kenya, with a tip 4 teams more advanced to a quarter-finals.

They open their World Cup debate upon Feb twenty opposite Kenya during Chennai in India.

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