{"id":41130,"date":"2022-03-22T22:00:07","date_gmt":"2022-03-22T17:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=41130"},"modified":"2022-03-22T16:34:13","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T11:34:13","slug":"guptill-assures-new-zealand-will-not-be-taking-netherlands-lightly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-sports-news\/guptill-assures-new-zealand-will-not-be-taking-netherlands-lightly\/","title":{"rendered":"Guptill assures New Zealand will not be taking Netherlands lightly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WELLINGTON \u2013 March 22 (ONLINE) New Zealand\u2019s opening batsman Martin Guptill has said he doesn&#8217;t want to &#8220;take Netherlands lightly&#8221; as the Dutch side will be playing against Kiwis after a gap of 25 years.<\/p>\n<p>After a gap 25 years, New Zealand will face the Netherlands in an ODI and eight years after last competing against them in any format, when the two teams clash in a one-off T20I and three ODIs in New Zealand, starting March 25.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Geez, it was quite a while ago,&#8221; Guptill said, while talking to a cricket website.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think it was years ago that we last played against the Netherlands. The last time we played in the [2014] T20 World Cup, it was a close game. We know a few guys from their side. [Logan] van Beek played for Wellington [Firebird], Max O&#8217;Dawd played for Otago [Sparks] and Fred Klaasen as well, he played club cricket here last year, and I was able to face a bit of them in the nets during the Super Smash last summer,\u201d Guptill added.<\/p>\n<p>The attacking Kiwi batter said &#8220;We can&#8217;t take them lightly. They have been here now, played a couple of warm-up games and are well acclimatised here. So, once we get a couple of training sessions under the belt, we will be able to get out and [we are] raring to go.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WELLINGTON \u2013 March 22 (ONLINE) New Zealand\u2019s opening batsman Martin Guptill has said he doesn&#8217;t want to &#8220;take Netherlands lightly&#8221; as the Dutch side will be playing against Kiwis after a gap of 25 years. 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