Martin Guptill may be warming the bench for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League so far, but the New Zealand opener is making sure he remains in rhythm for the World Cup which follows the cash-rich T20 tournament.

Guptill was named in New Zealand's World Cup squad (under skipper Kane Williamson) which was announced yesterday. An excited Guptill spoke to mid-day a few hours later. "This will be my third one [World Cup] and each time you get selected, it's an absolute honour and privilege to represent your country. So, I am really excited and looking forward to get started. We have a strong squad and if you look at the list, we have ample match-winners. There is a lot of experience as well and there are some guys, who haven't played a lot of international cricket, but they are exciting players as well. We are really excited to get there as a team and hopefully do well in the tournament," said Guptill.