CONFIDENT KIWIS: New Zealand has reached the World Cup semifinals six times, including on home soil in 1992, but has never gone on to the final. Some senior players feel that might change this time.
"My previous four World Cups there has been some trepidation moving into it but this one feels like a good solid squad that is ready," 36-year-old Daniel Vettori said. "Rather than stumbling into a World Cup like we may have done in the past, we can go into it with all our bases covered and everybody firing."
The bowling group is tight, and there are power hitters throughout the batting order, starting with skipper Brendon McCullum at the top.
"The guys we have in this squad are very humble and very level in their emotions and that helps you to deal with those expectations and some of the pressures that come on," McCullum said. "That's what this World Cup is going to require, and I believe we've got the men to do it."
