Want to raise our standing in world cricket says McCullum – Cricket News Update
As the team gears up to tackle South Africa amidst all the recent turmoil, New Zealand skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BB-McCullum-c1129, has made it clear that the team pride itself on improving their game, and their standings in world cricket.
McCullum will take charge of the team for the first time on a permanent basis after NZC decided to appoint him at the expense of Ross Taylor in the wake of intense speculation over the captaincy issue. His elevation has indeed made the news for all the wrong reasons, clearly exposing the frailties in Kiwi cricket.
Apart from the off-field troubles, their performances on it have been extremely below-par over the past 12 months. Following their impressive series-saving draw against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 in December last year, the Kiwis have failed to win a Test series against any top playing nation.
They suffered overwhelming defeats against South Africa, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 have the worst win-loss ratio over the last 12 months, where they have won just 11 matches ( across all formats) from a possible 39.
Now without their best player in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 in all versions of the game. While accepting the current situation as not ideal, McCullum stressed on the need to remain focused on the task at hand.
"We are a very proud, passionate sporting nation. Cricket is the No.2 sport in the country, it's our summer game and we have always had a lot of support and we hope to continue to do so. We want to make sure we raise our standing in world cricket."
"Historically we've performed a lot better when we've gone in as underdogs," McCullum said. "We want to try and continually improve our performance, not just perform at our best when we are in those situations but when we are expected to win games too."
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