Vettori urges team not to fear Pakistan
March 08, 2011 00:00:00
PALLEKELE, Sri Lanka, Mar 7 (AFP): Skipper Daniel Vettori said Monday that New Zealand would focus on their own game and not worry about formidable Pakistan in their World Cup match Tuesday.
Pakistan, inspired by captain Shahid Afridi, who has taken a tournament-best 14 wickets with his leg-spin, have won all three matches and top Group A with six points.
New Zealand, who beat Kenya and Zimbabwe by ten wickets apiece but lost to Australia by seven wickets, have four points from three matches.
"The game, like against most teams, is about yourself and trying to work out how you could actually get the best performance out of yourself because that's pretty much where we have let ourselves down in the past," said Vettori.
The captain, whose side lost a home one-day series to Pakistan that ended only last month, said he was aiming for consistency.