ICC World Cup 2019 | No point in New Zealand changing strategy after one loss, believes Daniel Vettori
Former New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori believes that there is no point in New Zealand changing their strategy after one loss and that they will stick to their original plan. New Zealand suffered their first loss of the World Cup on Wednesday as they were convincingly beaten by Pakistan.
New Zealand slumped to their first defeat of the 2019 Cricket World Cup at Edgbaston on Wednesday, as Sarfaraz and his men convincingly beat the Kiwis, thanks to star man Babar Azam's unbeaten hundred. But former skipper Daniel Vettori firmly believes that New Zealand won't panic after just one defeat.
“The one thing New Zealand won’t do is panic after the defeat to Pakistan. This team doesn’t panic and hasn’t for a long time,” said Vettori in a column for the International Cricket Council. “They have been playing a style of cricket that has delivered success and they have won five games out of seven, with one washout,” Vettori added.
Vettori also believes that New Zealand will firmly stick to what has worked best for them and that there's no point in changing their strategy or approach after just one loss.
“That success breeds confidence and calmness, so there is no point in changing strategy just because of one loss. They will stay true to how they have played for a number of years."
Vettori was also full of praise for the pitches dished out so far in the Cricket World Cup, which have provided a good contest between bat and ball, including providing some assistance for the spinners. “The traditional road we’ve seen in one-day cricket, where 350 plays 350, is not quite as prevalent and it makes for an exciting game. It brings the spinners into play and brings the bowlers in general into play. It allows real batsmanship to be on display. We saw that from Babar Azam, who was just exceptional,” he said.
Vettori was also wary of the challenge ahead for the Kiwis, when they take on a red-hot Aussie team at Lord's on June 29. He went on to add that Warner and Finch hold the key for Australia and that their biggest challenge will be to dismiss them early.
"The big challenge in the next game against Australia at Lord’s will be Aaron Finch and David Warner -- they have been exceptional in this tournament. They have set Australia up. No one else has had to bat that much. The ability to dismiss those two early on will be crucial and more often than not, that falls on Trent Boult to do that," concluded Vettori.
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