When Daryl Mitchell takes the field for New Zealand in the T20 World Cup final in Dubai on Sunday, pitted against him will be a green-and-gold bunch very familiar to the all-rounder. Mitchell’s cricketing journey has invited growing interest after his unbeaten 72 against England took New Zealand to their first-ever T20 World Cup final. Until a month ago, the opening slot was uncharted territory for Mitchell despite more than 100 appearances in the shortest format. To be able to get 7-8 years of domestic cricket before playing for NZ allowed me to learn my game and go through the highs and lows of domestic cricket. If New Zealand do manage to get the better of their Trans-Tasman rivals on Sunday and lift their inaugural World T20 title, Mitchell will be all the more indebted to Australia.

Source: Stuff November 13, 2021 14:20 UTC