5 reasons why New Zealand could win the 2016 World T20

After the controversial sacking of Ross Taylor in 2012, Brendon McCullum has been the face of New Zealand’s resurgence in all forms of the game. Like Martin Crowe in 1992, McCullum’s innovative captaincy and the team’s bullish approach has worked wonders, as highlighted by their performance in the 2015 World Cup.Despite having great players in the last two decades, New Zealand has managed to win just a single ICC tournament, the KnockOut Trophy in 2000. They came agonizingly close in the 2015 World Cup, but have the arsenal to go one step further in the upcoming World T20.Here are five reasons why:  

#1 Their batsmen are in record-breaking mood

Martin Guptill is in superb form.

There seems to be no respite for bowlers around the world. New Zealand batsmen are in red-hot form, and would be looking to extend it into the World T20. The Black Caps have three batsmen in the ODI highest run getter list last year.

Martin Guptill and Kane Williamson are right on top, the former leading with four centuries in 2015, including a record-breaking unbeaten 237 in the World Cup, and ended 2015 with a 30-ball 93. Williamson has been consistent in all forms of the game. The hard-hitting Colin Munro, the versatile Corey Anderson and the experienced Ross Taylor are other key players in the batting line-up.

The team played just four T20s in 2015, but the manner in which they have approached their one-day games leaves no doubt about their approach to T20s.