adminDHAKA. — New Zealand will be seeking to avenge a humiliating loss to Bangladesh three years ago when the one-day international cricket series against the hosts starts in Dhaka today.New Zealand were stunned in 2010 when they went down 4-0 to a young Bangladeshi side, a drubbing that sparked repercussions back home with several team officials forced to quit.
New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum insisted yesterday that the current side has learnt the lessons from that defeat.
“We certainly haven’t forgotten it, 4-0 was a very one-sided contest which Bangladesh thoroughly deserved to win,” McCullum said ahead of the first ODI.
“We played some bad shots, we weren’t prepared for the series and we have tried to plan against that by having guys prepare a lot better.
“From our point of view we want to carve out our own performances, and it would be great for us to turn the tables from what happened the last time,” he said. — AFP.
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