Disgraced Kiwis in a spot of bother
The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 team have always been a low laying squad in the world of cricket, rarely making any headlines that would shock the world. However, with so many controversies going on in the cricketing world, perhaps the Kiwis decided
not to stay back, and they surely managed to shock the world in a big way by losing to the weakest team in the cricketing world, Bangladesh.
The Kiwis lost to the Bangladesh side in a bilateral One-Day International series four-nil. That is perhaps just the worst performance by the underdogs. The Bangladesh tour was supposed to be a preparatory series before the world
cup for New Zealand and since the 2011 Cricket World Cup is taking place in the sub-continent, a series in Bangladesh was just perfect for the black caps.
However, it turned out to be a traumatizing event for the Kiwis as they were whitewashed by the midgets of International Cricket. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 were just too good for the black caps to counter in all the departments. Moreover, the
Kiwi batsmen were totally out blown by the new sensationalism, which has found its way in the Bangladeshi bowling.
While this series was a morale booster for the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bengal-c771 tigers, it was a total nightmare for the New Zealand squad. The Kiwis, who were being considered as one of the likely contenders to lift the up-coming Cricket world cup before
this series in Bangladesh, have left many in doubt.
This is the time when the players were hoping for some encouragement, but that seems to be lagging right now. The Kiwi players are being heavily criticised from every quarter, even the national coach has come out blasting the players
for their lethargic show in the sub-continent.
Recently, the New Zealand coach Mark Greatbatch has delivered some serious blows to senior players in the team, clearly accusing them of not putting enough effort in the game. One is forced to wonder after hearing such statements
coming from the current coach, if not morale shattering then what are they.
Greatbatch might be a bit annoyed by his performance too and is now taking out the heat on his players. However, none of the senior players have come out lashing at their coach’s bashing statements. However, even if the players
do not come out punching their coach, one thing is for sure that a rift within the New Zealand side has erupted and the timing just could not be any worse. The Cricket world cup is just around the corner and a rift in any team at this time will cause their
ultimate demise in the major cricket event.
The New Zealand coach should be trying to fix the lines of fracture in his team instead of adding fuel to the fire. The only fears, the New Zealand Cricket Board might be concerned about, is an uprising by the senior players against
the team coach, which might turn into an ugly event. As of now things seem to be quiet as the New Zealand team prepares to take on India in a three match Test series. Owing to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750’s recent rise in the world of cricket, beating them at home might be the biggest
challenge faced by the New Zealand side. The stakes are high for the kiwis in the Indian Test series and what happens next can be either ugly or rejoicing for New Zealand cricket.
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