The Surfer

New Zealand upbeat ahead of World Twenty20

New Zealand's players may not exactly have been on top form during the IPL, but Dylan Cleaver thinks there's cause for optimism ahead of the World Twenty20 next month

Cricinfo
25-Feb-2013
New Zealand's players may not exactly have been on top form during the IPL, but Dylan Cleaver thinks there's cause for optimism ahead of the World Twenty20 next month. He writes in the New Zealand Herald:
Because the shorter the format, the more even the competition ... Because McCullum, undoubtedly New Zealand's key player, rediscovered his form after weeks of futility. Because Dan Vettori will give you four overs of quality spin. And because Ross Taylor can bat with a strike rate of 200 when the muse strikes.