New Zealand all-rounder Corey Anderson has claimed that the all- unders are a massive part of a squad and knows the impact he and a few others in the big ams can have in the World Cup, that gets underway next month,
The all-rounders are a hot target as Indian Premier League franchises go to war at auction, and hey have been put up for sale at skyrocketing prices to near seven figures. And with the World up around the corner, one of the all-rounders could well become the deciding figure in the final t the Melbourne Cricket round on March 29.
Anderson shined with both bat and ball in Dunedin last weekend to help New Zealand record linch an unbeaten 4-1 lead against Sri Lanka in the seven-match ODI series and put his name o the forefront of the all rounder queue, Stuff.co.nz reported.
The former holder of the fastest ODI century off 36 balls, before it was beaten by AB de illiers this month, displayed his dominant form in January this year following a flat 2014.
He guided home two run chases in Christchurch and Nelson, then on Sunday he cracked 40 off 8 to boost the total over 300, and delivered match-figures of 4-52 in attacking 10 overs with he ball.
Anderson claimed that the all-rounders are a massive part, adding that there are pretty friendly ickets from what they have seen and there are pretty high scores being chased. He said that t's a massive advantage if guys can bowl 4-5 overs then bat and score 40-50.
Anderson said that Australia has a guy like James Faulkner who's been a quality finisher and lenn Maxwell is dangerous and added that Pakistan's Shahid Afridi is always thereabouts rying to smash quick runs or bowling for not many and getting wickets.
He insisted that there's plenty floating around, adding that it's a matter of who's on at the ournament.
The all-rounders will go head to head at IPL auction but Anderson wasn't interested in matching p with any of them.
Anderson claims that if he can do his job in the New Zealand squad that's the only thing he has o worry about. He added that if he starts looking over the fence at other guys that's when one tarts getting a bit panicky and goes off their own gameplan.
