Not included in the contenders, but Williamson said, the focus is on playing the best cricket
New Zealand may not be considered among the contenders but it is not bothered by captain Kane Williams, who says whatever people say ahead of the T20 World Cup, they have no choice. New Zealand’s team reached the final of the T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates last year, in which they were defeated by Australia. After losing by a narrow margin to England in the 2019 World Cup, New Zealand won their inaugural ICC Test Championship, beating India in the final last year.
Despite consistency in recent years, they have not been successful in winning the ICC title in limited overs cricket. “Yes, I mean whatever people tell us, we have no choice but to come here for us to focus on that kind of cricket,” Williamson said at the ‘Captains’ press conference here on Saturday. Trying to do what we want to play. He said, “A few months back, the World Cup was memorable for us and we played with these players and reached the final. We played great cricket and it’s always special to be a part of these tournaments. ,
Williamson said, “Every team’s ranking is different, which keeps going up and down throughout the year. But when you come to play in such tournaments, anything can happen, especially considering all these teams that have so many match winners. “New Zealand have an excellent record in ICC tournaments. The team has reached the last two World Cup finals and was also better placed in the last two T20 World Cups after winning the inaugural World Test Championship.
After finishing runners-up in the last T20 World Cup, New Zealand achieved a number of positive results, including a series win against the West Indies. However, they lost to Pakistan in the final of the tri-series in Christchurch on Friday. New Zealand will play two warm-up matches against South Africa and India on October 17 and 19. New Zealand’s team will start its campaign against defending champions Australia on 22 October.
