Tom Latham has played down New Zealand’s fine record against India in ICC events ahead of their top of the table clash in Dharamsala in World Cup 2023.

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New Zealand’s dominance over India in ICC tournaments is evident, as India has failed to beat New Zealand in an ICC event over the last two decades. Their last victory against New Zealand in an ICC tournament was a 7-wicket win in the 2003 World Cup.

The last time India managed to defeat New Zealand in an ICC tournament was in the 2003 World Cup, under the leadership of Sourav Ganguly, with a seven-wicket victory. Since then, India has suffered defeats in every encounter against the Black Caps in ICC events. This time around, the task at hand won’t be any easier for the Men-in-Blue.

Since then, New Zealand famously defeated India in the semi-finals of the 2019 World Cup and also beat them in the 2021 World Test Championship final.

Speaking at the pre-match press conference, Latham, however, played down the fine record against the hosts of this year’s World Cup. The stand-in skipper of the Blackcaps said that the team is looking to stick to their game plan.

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“I’m not sure to be honest. They’re a fantastic team. They’ve been playing some great cricket for a long period of time. We’ve had some great contests in ICC events, but also in bilateral series, whether that be home or away. We’ve played each other quite a lot over recent years, which has been really cool.”

“So yeah, I’m not too sure as I said just before – for us it’s just about trying to play our game plan as best we can and try to execute it as well as we can and if we do that then we know we can beat any team in the world on our day. So, we’ve spoken about this tournament that anyone can beat anyone on their day and it’s about whoever turns up on that specific day and plays well. So, tomorrow’s going to be no different,” said Latham. 

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