{"id":232,"date":"2013-10-02T10:09:14","date_gmt":"2013-10-02T10:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.globalbuzz.net\/nz\/?p=232"},"modified":"2013-10-02T10:09:14","modified_gmt":"2013-10-02T10:09:14","slug":"cricketer-martin-guptill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.globalbuzz.net\/nz\/news\/cricketer-martin-guptill","title":{"rendered":"Cricketer: Martin Guptill"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_234\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalbuzz.net\/nz\/files\/2013\/10\/Martin-Guptill.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-234\" class=\" wp-image-234 \" title=\"Martin Guptill\" alt=\"Martin Guptill\" src=\"http:\/\/www.globalbuzz.net\/nz\/files\/2013\/10\/Martin-Guptill.jpg\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalbuzz.net\/nz\/files\/2013\/10\/Martin-Guptill.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.globalbuzz.net\/nz\/files\/2013\/10\/Martin-Guptill-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-234\" class=\" wp-image-234  lazyload\" title=\"Martin Guptill\" alt=\"Martin Guptill\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20540%20360%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20540%20360%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.globalbuzz.net\/nz\/files\/2013\/10\/Martin-Guptill.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.globalbuzz.net\/nz\/files\/2013\/10\/Martin-Guptill-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.globalbuzz.net\/nz\/files\/2013\/10\/Martin-Guptill.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-234\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Martin Guptill<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Black-Caps batsman Martin Guptill has enjoyed a prolific rise to New Zealand cricket stardom after his heroic top-order batting displays against some of the world\u2019s best teams.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Hailing from Auckland, New Zealand\u2019s largest city, Guptill started forging his cricket career at the tender age of five and has continued to grow in the game ever since.<\/p>\n<p>After shining for the Auckland Aces in New Zealand domestic cricket, Guptill was called into the Black-Caps. In 2009 the rising star made his ODI debut against the West Indies at Auckland\u2019s Eden Park, his self-confessed favourite cricket ground and Cricket World Cup semi-final venue. He quickly landed himself a spot in the sporting record books by becoming the first New Zealander to score a century on his ODI debut.<\/p>\n<p>And the accolades keep coming. During the Black-Caps tour of England in 2013, Guptill equalled a record set by West Indies superstar Viv Richards for the most runs scored in an ODI by an international batsman on English soil.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is your fondest memory from previous cricket World Cups?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My fondest would have to be the Black-Caps quarter-final victory against South Africa in the last Cricket World Cup. We didn\u2019t bat particularly well, but we came out and defended the low total well and played really well as a team on the field.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What will it mean to the Black-Caps to play a Cricket World Cup in New Zealand?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It will mean a lot to for the Black-Caps to play a Cricket World Cup in New Zealand. It\u2019s a pretty unique experience to play in a world tournament in your home nation. The guys are really looking forward to playing on our home grounds, in front of our home crowds. It\u2019s going to be an amazing experience.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where is your favourite place to play cricket in New Zealand, and why?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My favourite place to play cricket in New Zealand is definitely Eden Park. It\u2019s my home ground, I love playing in front of my friends and family and there is always a fantastic atmosphere created.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is your favourite New Zealand holiday destination &#8211; and what makes it so special?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My favourite holiday destination in New Zealand is Queenstown. It\u2019s such a lovely destination to visit all year round &#8211; whether it\u2019s summer or winter, there is always something to do there &#8211; and the scenery is amazing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sachin Tendulkar did the SkyWalk in NZ &#8211; what is the most extreme activity you have done in New Zealand?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I haven\u2019t done too much to be honest, but I would probably have to say the Shotover Jet in Queenstown. That was a really fun experience and I\u2019d love to do it again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black-Caps batsman Martin Guptill has enjoyed a prolific rise to New Zealand cricket stardom after his heroic top-order batting displays against some of the world\u2019s best teams.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":234,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[99,1,12],"tags":[299,301,300,132],"class_list":["post-232","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-news","category-sport","tag-black-caps","tag-cricket","tag-martin-guptill","tag-new-zealand"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.globalbuzz.net\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.globalbuzz.net\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.globalbuzz.net\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.globalbuzz.net\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.globalbuzz.net\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=232"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.globalbuzz.net\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":235,"href":"https:\/\/www.globalbuzz.net\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232\/revisions\/235"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.globalbuzz.net\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/234"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.globalbuzz.net\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.globalbuzz.net\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=232"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.globalbuzz.net\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}