The 2011 Cricket World Cup is approaching us fast. All the international cricket teams are gearing up for the event. No other team seems to be as much desperate as the New Zealand Team to win this title of Cricket World Cup 2011.
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Nicknamed as the Black Caps, the New Zealand team played for the 1st time against Team England in the year 1920-30. The 1st ODI played by Team New Zealand was in the year 1972-73 against the Pakistan Cricket team.
In spite of reaching the semi finals of the World Cup, quite a number of times like in the years 1975, 1979, 1992, 1999 and 2007, yet the New Zealand Cricket team has never been able to win it. This time however, 2011 Cricket World Cup New Zealand Team is definitely hoping and will surely give in their best to take away the World Cup. Below is the performance list of the New Zealand Cricket Team in the World Cups:
- 2007: 3rd Place
- 2003: 5th Place
- 1999: Semi Finals
- 1996: Quarter Finals
- 1992: Semi Finals
- 1987: First round
- 1983: First round
- 1979: Semi Finals
- 1975: Semi Finals
Warm Up Matches for New Zealand Team
- 12 Feb, 2011, Ireland vs New Zealand, Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
- Feb 16, 2011, India vs New Zealand, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Team Matches for New Zealand Team
| Feb 20, 2011 | New Zealand | vs | Kenya | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| Feb 25, 2011 | Australia | vs | New Zealand | VCA Stadium Nagpur |
| Mar 4, 2011 | New Zealand | vs | Zimbabwe | Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad |
| Mar 8, 2011 | Pakistan | vs | New Zealand, | Pallekelle International Cricket Stadium, Kandy |
| Mar 13, 2011 | New Zealand | vs | Canada | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Mar 18, 2011 | Sri Lanka | vs | New Zealand | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
The squad for the 2011 Cricket World Cup New Zealand Team includes the players mentioned below. On January 19th 2011, the number of players will be reduced to 15. The key players who are expected to excel in the event consist of Vettori, Brendon McCullum, Ross Taylor, Shane Bond and Kyle Mills.
Further, 7 players who were untried in any one-day international, have been selected in the squad for 30. This includes players like Brent Arnel, Luke Woodcock Dean Brownlie, Adam Milne, Doug Bracewell, Rob Nicol, and Reece Young.
New Zealand Cricket World Cup Squad, 2011
| Batsman | Age | Bowling Style | Batting Style |
| Martin Guptill | 24 | Right-Arm Off-Break | Right-Handed Batsman |
| Jamie How | 29 | Right-arm medium, Right-arm offbreak | Right-hand Batsman |
| James Franklin | 30 | Left-Arm Medium-Fast | Left-Handed Batsman |
| Kyle Mills | 31 | Right-Arm Medium-Fast | Right-Handed Batsman |
| Brendon McCullum | 29 | Right-Arm Medium | Right-Handed Batsman |
| Nathan McCullum | 30 | Right-Arm Off-Break | Right-Handed Batsman |
| Jacob Oram | 32 | Right-Arm Fast-Medium | Left-Handed Batsman |
| Jesse Ryder | 26 | Right-Arm Medium | Left-Handed Batsman |
| Tim Southee | 22 | Right-Arm Medium-Fast | Right-Handed Batsman |
| Scott Styris | 35 | Right-Arm Medium | Right-Handed Batsman |
| Ross Taylor | 26 | Right-Arm Off-Break | Right-Handed Batsman |
| Daniel Vettori | 31 | Slow Left-Arm Orthodox | Left-Handed Batsman |
| Kane Williamson | 20 | Right-arm offbreak | Right-hand Batsman |
| Luke Woodcock | 28 | Slow left-arm orthodox | Left-hand Batsman |
| Hamish Bennett | 23 | Right-arm medium-fast | Left-hand Batsman |
Last Updated on 01 April 2011
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