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 Vettori hopes to be third time lucky
21st Mar 2007 09:43 IST
Agencies
Daniel Vettori hopes his emergence as a world-class off-spinner can help propel New Zealand to a first World Cup title.
The 28-year-old left-armer is playing in his third World Cup but has yet to leave his mark on the competition.
After taking 2/45 on Tuesday to help the Black Caps to a 148-run win over Kenya at Gros Islet and into the Super Eights, Vettori stressed that he has a major role to play in the Caribbean.
"I'm probably a better bowler now than I was in 1999 and 2003 and a lot more is expected of me," said Vettori after taking his career one-day tally to 189 wickets.
"Shane Bond and myself are the strike bowlers and we both have to live up to it if we want to do well."
Vettori believes he has the variety to trouble the tournament's batsmen.
"I bowled a lot of arm balls today because the conditions were quite slippery," he said.
"It was hard to get turn on the ball and against teams like this, they try to slog you first and block later, so you try and get it under the bat.
"I'm struggling to buy a decision at the moment but the team are coming along quite nicely and it's two out of two," added Vettori referring to wins over England and Kenya which have guaranteed the Black Caps a place in the Super Eights. |
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