Australian and South African teams are good teams. Indian Team is the favorite one but there is one team which I started liking for last few years and that is NZL team. Right from the days since Fleming took the captaincy, the team has made good progress and they have shown the progress in all big series played in the last few years. The current series between SA and NZL could not have come at a better time than this.
In the current series of 6 ODI matches, NZL is currently leading 3-1, including today’s match that NZL won by 6 wickets. There are a number of players and certain special characteristic that makes this team look special. A few of my favorites are
1.The Captain FLAME-IN – Seeing his current form in the batting and the way he leads the team from the front makes him a wonderful player to watch. He is aggressive and very thoughtful on the field.
2.Scott Styris – This player has made a huge difference to the NZL team. He has delivered the best in batting and bowling. He proved it against the last pak tour and now in the current tour he has contributed a lot. In today’s match too, he scored a brilliant half-century. The big show was the NZL victory against Pak where he gave in one of the best performances hitting a century when it mattered the most.
3.Chris Cairns – The big man has been instrumental in providing NZL some wins with his little heroics. He has given some good all round performances in the recent years.
4.Nathan Astle- Though he is not in the current team but no one can forget his wonderful fastest double century against England. A strokeful classy player wonderful to watch.
5.McMillan – He is the most aggressive of the lot and one of the most experienced too. Watch him in his best form and u forget everyone.
6.NZL Fielding – They are the best in the fielding. Not one not two all of them are very athletic and good in the field.
7.In the bowlers Tuffy, Oram, Mills are wonderful bowlers and they seem to be improving day by day. Vettori has already shown his abilities many times against the best and he is considered as one of the best spin bowlers now.
8.New comers Marshall – is a very good batsmen and already he is scoring hundreds and half centuries, definitely making his place in the team more secure.
9.Wicketkeeper Mccullum – a good Wktkeeper batsman, and has always contributed with bat.
Thus with the current lot of players with Astle added to the team, NZL makes one of the best in the world elevens, raring to go.
Wait n Watch! Beware Australia. This team is going to be on the top!
Pl share your views on how you rate the current NZL team.