Macca goes for knockout punch
Kanishkaa Balachandran
25-Feb-2013
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Craig McMillan's career has had many highs and lows and fortunately for New Zealand, he has peaked at the right time. His blazing form in the Chappell-Hadlee series and in the CB Series prior to that overshadowed the personal lows during his time away from the side, when he lost his contract and was declined a sales job with a clothing company. The only time he made the headlines was when he entered the New Zealand poker championships.
McMillan is clear about his batting role, his head space appears good and one senses that he feels valued after cracking the fastest one-day century on that crazy night in Hamilton.
"I head into this cup a lot more settled than ever before. I know what they want from me and I know how and where I'm going to bat," he said.
Read the full piece by Jonathan Millmow in Stuff.co.nz
Kanishkaa Balachandran is a senior sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo