New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum has written a letter to Indian fans requesting for support against Australia in the finals of ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. Kiwi skipper believes Indians fans, who will be in attendance in large numbers at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) for the cricket World Cup final on Sunday, will be rooting for his team and not Australia, adding that this support is needed in a game of such magnitude. Also Read- Australia vs New Zealand Match Preview.
Asked at the pre-match press conference on Saturday about Indian fans travelling for the final, McCullum said, “I’m pleased you touched on that because I reckon we might have the home crowd tomorrow actually.“It’s probably no secret that most of the other teams around the world would probably fair New Zealand to win over Australia. Hopefully we’ll get a good smattering of support tomorrow and I’m sure the Indian guys will certainly be rooting for us.” Also Read- Likely Playing XI & Statistics of AUS vs NZ.
Reportedly, many Indians had already purchased tickets for the final, hoping it would turn out be a India-New Zealand encounter. However, Australia beat India in the semifinal on Thursday at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) to enter the final. New Zealand have played all their matches so far at home on much smaller grounds, where scoring sixes and boundaries are much easier, in comparison to those in Australia, especially the MCG. “It’s a great stage to be able to test ourselves in the development that we’ve made. Boundaries are big but the bats are bigger too. You see the balls are flying,” said the right-handed batsman. Also Read- Black caps should do it for Martin Crowe!
McCullum said going into the encounter, both sides will have 50-50 chances of winning and hopes to have the last laugh on Sunday. “It’s been an amazing trip. We dreamed right from the start to give ourselves a 50-50 chance in the final which is an amazing achievement. We’ve done some special things over the last little while. We’ve had some tremendous support back home and also from around the world as well. We’ve got one more big hurdle tomorrow,” McCullum said. “We’ll give it everything we’ve possibly got. Hopefully if we play well, we’ll be smiling at the end of the day and be able to look back on a fantastic campaign and something which would hopefully invigorate the game and New Zealand.” (With input from IANS). Also Read- Australia or New Zealand – Who will win Cricket World Cup 2015? Cricketers predict their WC 2015 winner
