Mount Mounganui, Nov. 14 -- New Zealand batter Will Young insists he is placing team success ahead of personal selection ambitions ahead of next year's ICC Men's Cricket World Cup, following his career-best century against India here.
Young anchored New Zealand's commanding 244-run victory in the fourth ODI at Bay Oval on Friday, striking 125 off 108 balls that included 14 fours and four sixes to propel the hosts to 333 before Matt Henry's six-wicket haul dismantled India for 89.
The result trimmed India's series lead to 2-1, setting up a decisive fifth ODI at the same venue on Sunday.
With the 2027 Men's Cricket World Cup in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Namibia approaching, Young acknowledged the battle for places within the Black Caps s...