Hamilton: New Zealand wicketkeeper Tim Seifert is not too worried about the team's first two losses in the T20I series against India affecting their T20 World Cup preparations as he feels they still have time to get their act together before the tournament in October.
"We are not playing our best at the moment. There are 20-odd games before the World Cup, and that tournament is the pinnacle, so we will get there (in preparation)," Seifert said ahead of the third T20I here on Wednesday.
Seifert said they would like to replicate the 2019 tour of India, where New Zealand came out 2-1 victorious in the three-match series.
"We have lost the first two games but we haven't played badly. We definitely haven't played our best though while India has played very well. If we lose the series on Wednesday, it is not the end of the world. But if we can turn things around, and win, we will take things from there," he said.
He also heaped praise on India's pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah.