Jamie How ready to make most of his chance against Pakistan
Jamie How, the New Zealand batsman, said that he is ready to make most of his chance when he plays in the third One Day International (ODI) on Saturday against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755.
“I have to play well and take every opportunity (against Pakistan),” How stated in a pre-match press conference.
The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754’s new “player-rotation” policy for the six-match ODI series ahead of the World Cup 2011. According to the policy, the sectors will be giving every player from the
15-man World Cup team a chance to work the bat in the middle, ahead of the event that starts in mid-February.
How said that the player rotation policy can be very distressing, but if it weren’t for the policy he would have been carrying the drinks in the current series.
“I am pretty realistic,” How stated before adding that the Black Caps have a very good line-up and it will be difficult to make it to the first eleven players for any game.
“If I score runs (on Saturday)...then the rewards are there,” How said.
How’s inclusion in the World Cup squad raised questions regarding his lackluster time with the bat in recent times. He returned to the International cricket in late 2010 and managed to score just 10 runs against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 in December.
He did not get an opportunity to play in the middle-order during the second ODI at Queenstown on Wednesday, as the match was scuppered by rain. He was positioned at Number four but now has been pushed up to open in the third match, with hard-hitting opener
Jesse Ryder flying out to be available for Wellington’s one-day game on 30 January, along with team-mate James Franklin.
Even though, How knows that the winning partnership of Guptill and Ryder is irreplaceable, but he hopes to score runs so that the selectors included him in the batting line up for the World Cup.
“It’s another opportunity for me on Saturday and hopefully I can take it and force my way into that first 11,” the right-handed batsman said.
The 29-year-old was upbeat ahead of Saturday’s game at Christchurch due to the venue’s pitch that is known to be the “batsman’s surface.” He stated that a high scoring game is always expected at Christchurch as it boasts off "shorter boundaries."
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