http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Martin-c74834 Guptill: New Zealand’s rising young talent
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/West-Indies-c760. Guptill proved to be a real talent for New
Zealand cricket, as he has the ability to stick to the crease for a long time with his blasting opening drives for his team. There are very few players in cricket who play the arm-pull shot on one leg with elegance, as Guptill is one of those players. His
contribution to New Zealand’s top-order is without a doubt, a direct reflection on the type of a competitive player he is. The Kiwi’s will be looking for a strong performance from him as they take on the worlds finest in the ICC World Cup 2011.
Guptill made his Test debut against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 in 2009 and went on with 14 and 48 runs, but this contribution could not salvage his team with a victory. He has played 15 Test matches and has scored 944 runs with an average of 34.96. His Test career includes 1
splendid century and 6 fifties, including 189 runs high score.
The New Zealander made his One Day International debut against the West Indies in front of his home fans in 2009. His maiden century of 122 runs from 135 balls including 8 fours and two six was tremendous start of his ODI career. Guptill earned his name
for the first Kiwi batsman to score century in his debut and with a second highest debut score ever in ODIs. It was such a monumental moment for all the Kiwi spectators when he reached the landmark of 100 with a huge six off the bowling of Chris Gayle. In
his 45 ODI’s he has 1349 runs setting his average on 35.50 with 122 runs as his highest. He has 1 hundred and 9 fifties in this format of game. Guptill with his boosting talent seems to be a real future star of the Black Caps side.
During the 2007-08 season, it was really a pinnacle time for Guptill when he was honoured with the State-Shield for top scoring with an average of 59.60. His efforts brought Auckland into the final. He opened his account in first-class cricket career against
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wellington-c864 at Auckland in 2006 and has played 39 first-class matches, scoring 2038 setting his average on 31.35. However, he has 2 hundreds and 12 fifties in this format of game.
After performing well in first-class cricket, he was the part of the squad of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Auckland-c766 into the emerging players’ tournament in Australia again packing that season with highest scorer there as well for New Zealand with 280 runs. This feature earned him
a call into the A side and then to the ODI’s and Tests. He made his List-A debut against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Canterbury-c775 in 2006. In 79 List-A matches he has 2505 runs with an average on 36.83 and has 5 glorious centuries and 13 half-centuries in this format.
Guptill, with his nick name ‘Guppy’ has also featured in the T20 International cricket for the Kiwis against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 in 2009. In his 23 T20’s he has 439 runs managing his average on 23.10 including 1 fifty. However, domestically in 46 matches he has 1016
runs.
He proved to be a gifted talent for the Kiwis, but he has to manage his consistency in his performance and has to remove the tendency of his falling wickets to give a good start to his team. Batting like an experience batsman, Guptill seems as a strong candidate
for the New Zealand team in the World Cup warm-up matches.
The Kiwi’s will be looking to Guptill to provide them with some good performances and consistent game play. It will be exciting to watch how he manages to take his game to the highest level and help his team bring home the ultimate trophy.
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