According to New Zealand's interim captain Tom Latham, the team's only emphasis at the 2023 World Cup in India is on winning the tournament.

However, they are typically labeled as underdogs and given little credit. Despite the fact that few people believe they can even make it to the semifinals, let alone the championship, the squad is dedicated to the task at hand and undisturbed by the opinions of others.

"We're not necessarily focused on what people are predicting," Latham said. “We tend to, I guess, Kiwis fly under the radar a little bit and go about our business in the way that we want to. Every team has a different brand they like to play, a style they like to play in, and we have ours.”

“We know if we do that and play to the best of our ability, we are hard to beat on the day. I guess that’s something about these tournaments where you play everyone once; it’s about turning up on that specific day and trying to play your best brand of cricket,” he added.

When asked about the difficulty of facing England's strong batting lineup and aggressive style of play, Latham said that he thought it gave the opposition a chance.

“For us, it is about trying to plan as best you can; in terms of our scouting and areas that we want to bowl in, we want to put pressure on. If we can do that and make some early inroads, that will be great. We know they will keep coming hard, which also presents us with opportunities,” Latham further said.