South African skipper Graeme Smith on Thursday said they respect New Zealand as they have some good guys in the team and want to play their best to win the quarterfinal that begins today at the Sher-e-Bangla national stadium in Mirpur.
"It is knockout stage…. it means loss is exit from the tournament, you have to play best cricket to win each match, no previous statistics will be effective in this stage," Smith told at a pre-quarterfinal press conference at the Sher-e-Bangla this (Thursday) afternoon. Team selection is always difficult and everyone wants to select their best team… seven or eight players have to play good cricket to win World Cup, he said when asked about their best eleven.
Asked to comment about spin wicket in sub-continent, he said they have some spinners who can bowl well not only in South Africa but also in the subcontinent. They have also extra bowlers and batsmen, who are good and expected to come out successfully against New Zealand. Team selection would be finalized tonight.
Asked to comment about New Zealand, the left-hander Smith said New Zealand have some good medium fast bowlers including their skipper Daniel Vettori as well and all would want to contribute for their team.
Asked about wicket in Bangladesh that favours to spinners, Smith said the wicket is not much different as they played against Bangladesh. A batsman has to set on the wicket before playing shot but initially a batsman has to struggle to make run on this pitch. If a good partnership can be made on this wicket, a big total can be scored. Asked about Kiwis bowling coach Allan Donald, the former South African fast bowler, he said Donald was a very good bowler and he promoted New Zealand bowling by joining as coach but there is some talented cricketers having variation in our side and hoped no problem would arise.
"It is knockout stage…. it means loss is exit from the tournament, you have to play best cricket to win each match, no previous statistics will be effective in this stage," Smith told at a pre-quarterfinal press conference at the Sher-e-Bangla this (Thursday) afternoon. Team selection is always difficult and everyone wants to select their best team… seven or eight players have to play good cricket to win World Cup, he said when asked about their best eleven.
Asked to comment about spin wicket in sub-continent, he said they have some spinners who can bowl well not only in South Africa but also in the subcontinent. They have also extra bowlers and batsmen, who are good and expected to come out successfully against New Zealand. Team selection would be finalized tonight.
Asked to comment about New Zealand, the left-hander Smith said New Zealand have some good medium fast bowlers including their skipper Daniel Vettori as well and all would want to contribute for their team.
Asked about wicket in Bangladesh that favours to spinners, Smith said the wicket is not much different as they played against Bangladesh. A batsman has to set on the wicket before playing shot but initially a batsman has to struggle to make run on this pitch. If a good partnership can be made on this wicket, a big total can be scored. Asked about Kiwis bowling coach Allan Donald, the former South African fast bowler, he said Donald was a very good bowler and he promoted New Zealand bowling by joining as coach but there is some talented cricketers having variation in our side and hoped no problem would arise.
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