New Zealand eye clean sweep in BD series

Thursday, October 09, 2008 DHAKA: New Zealand are aiming for a clean sweep against Bangladesh when their three-match one-day series starts here on Thursday, but captain Daniel Vettori admits his team still need to play their best to win. If the Black Caps blank their opponents, they would regain the number two spot in the ICC (International Cricket Council) one-day rankings that they briefly held in January 2005. Regaining the second place spot would mean jumping from their current fourth position and displacing South Africa. “Obviously winning the one-day series 3-0 would make us number two in the world and that would be very special but we are not going to underestimate Bangladesh who are formidable in their own country,” said Vettori. Bangladesh face a major challenge in the series after 14 frontline players deserted the... [read full story]