Admitting that New Zealand were outplayed by a more balanced and consistent Indian team, visiting New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori said his side will have plenty of thinking to do and work much harder if they hope to make an impression in the 2011 World Cup
Admitting that New Zealand were outplayed by a more balanced and consistent Indian team, visiting New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori said his side will have plenty of thinking to do and work much harder if they hope to make an impression in the 2011 World Cup.
NZ skipper Daniel Vettori
Saying that his team was not consistent enough and that as a captain he needed to be far more assertive to ensure strong performances from his players, Vettori felt that the forthcoming home series against Pakistan would be an opportunity for his team to get back on track.
Vettori said: "We need to perform against Pakistan to regain our confidence ahead of the World Cup. Some of the players will have to get back to domestic season." "We will try to get back our rhythm. I need to be assertive with the boys to step up and do well in putting their hands up."
"India scored over us because it struck a balance in every department of the game in the Tests as well as the ODI series," Vettori admitted.
"We can address the issue, but addressing the issue is not part of the solution. We have to apply our mind to it too. We were not consistent in the series. One day we batted and bowled well, but on other days, we did not show consistency. In One-day matches, you have to show particular type of abilities like what India showed," the visiting skipper said.
"We need to keep trying to our abilities. The reasons have been given, but we need to look into areas where we can show improvement. We do not give up our efforts. Hopefully, as part of the solution we are facing Pakistan back home and we need to play well and regain the confidence ahead of the World Cup."
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HAVING suffered ten consecutive defeats, New Zealand are undergoing their worst-ever run in ODIs. They have never lost lost more than seven matches in a row. At this rate, the Kiwis could be quickly catching up with Bangladesh's record of 14 consecutive losses earlier this year.
Recent record of consecutive ODI losses:
B'desh - 14 losses (April 2007 to March 2008)
B'desh - 14 losses (January 2010 to July 2010)
Zim - 13 losses (August 2006 and Feb 2007)
NZ* - 10 lossesu00a0 (August 2010 and December 2010)
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