Former New Zealand gamers Jeremy Coney and Ian Smith criticized Kiwi participant Daryl Mitchell’s feedback the place he stated that the Black Caps weren’t outlined by outcomes after they misplaced to Australia within the second Take a look at of the continued collection.
“For us, we’ve all the time stated as Blackcaps, we’re not outlined by the outcomes, we’re outlined by how we play cricket and hopefully how we encourage our nation to play the sport,” Mitchell had stated to SEN Cricket.
Taking umbrage to the very fact, Coney stated to SEN, “I completely assist the sentiment of it about the truth that you’re a world sportsman and that you simply practice as onerous as you’ll be able to. You practice your individual particular person abilities and no matter that may be, that doesn’t simply imply batting or bowling, it means the place you’re within the discipline, what you’re going to do and what’s the requirement of the place. You don’t need to let your teammates down … all these sorts of issues, you do in an effort to, what? To lose? Give me a break. (You do it) to win. Profitable is definitely the important thing to all of it.”
“You don’t must be a sportsman for that, both. Any place that you simply do, it’s a must to do it nicely in an effort to stay doing it for a begin. In the event you do it poorly, you’re out. So don’t inform me that outcomes have gotten nothing to do with worldwide sport. We type of get what he’s that means. However truly, younger youngsters will comply with the New Zealand aspect after they win. I promise you that Darryl, they’ll stick to you,” he added.
Smith stated that he can’t imagine that he simply heard a New Zealand cricketer say that they weren’t outlined by the outcomes of a Take a look at match in opposition to Australia.
“I’m going to take two or three deep breaths right here after which nonetheless say, I don’t imagine I simply heard a New Zealand cricketer say ‘We’re not outlined by the outcomes’, of a Take a look at match in opposition to Australia. If we have been to ask Darryl Mitchell, had they received up and gained that Take a look at, requested them the exact same query,” he stated.