2024-05-01 02:33:48
It’s a matter of announcing the World Cup team. It was expected that the main selectors would announce the party. But an exceptional event happened. Besides announcing the World Cup team first, the New Zealand Cricket Board gave another surprise on Monday (April 29).
They sent two children to the press conference. One of them is called Matilda, the other Angus.
They introduce themselves like this, ‘Good morning everyone. Thanks for coming here. I’m Matilda, I’m Angus and today we’re delighted to announce the Black Caps squad for the World T20 in West Indies and USA.’ They then announced a 15-man squad for the World Cup. At the end, best wishes for the team.
This exceptional arrangement has impressed the cricket lovers and fans.
However, this is the first time that New Zealand has not done such a unique thing. During the ODI World Cup last year, they announced the squad with the family members of their players. Wives and children of players introduced certain players; Their position, jersey number etc.
In this year’s World Cup, New Zealand is in ‘C’ group. Where their opponents are West Indies, Afghanistan, Uganda and Papua New Guinea.
The Kane Williamson-led Kiwis will face Afghanistan in their first match on June 7. They will then face the two-time champions Windies on June 12. They will play against Uganda on June 14. And on June 17, they will fight against Papua New Guinea in the last match of the group stage.
Runner-up in 2021, New Zealand is one of the hot favorites in this year’s World Cup. It remains to be seen if the team that has never won a World Cup can taste the title this time.