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At the moment, the #SuperSmash is the poor cousin to the global T20 competitions. And that's by design. NZC looked at the global market and said "trying to compete on this playing field will bankrupt us."
And so the SuperSmash is just a competition to bring through local talent.
And so the SuperSmash is just a competition to bring through local talent.
There's nothing particularly wrong with that, and it has done its job to a degree. We've found a number of local players, for whom the SuperSmash has prepared them reasonably well for international cricket.
However, I can't help feeling that it could be much more.
However, I can't help feeling that it could be much more.
One issue that the @BLACKCAPS have had over the years is that they've not gone so well in knock-out matches. Some of that is due to just not being as good as the teams they've been playing. But some of it feels like a psychological issue, too.
What if there was a solution?
What if there was a solution?
