India, March 5 -- New Zealand reaching their third ICC tournament final in six years is an encouraging sign for world cricket because it tells you that you don't need to have resources like the Big Three (India, Australia or England) or major streams of untapped talent to do well on the big stage. Just as crucial is the will that brings a team together and the Kiwis have time and again shown that they have plenty of that.

Equally promising for New Zeland is Rachin Ravindra's penchant for big runs. Wednesday witnessed his fifth ODI hundred-all at ICC events-as the left-hander added 164 off 154 balls for the second wicket with Williamson, who incidentally also scored his third hundred in a row against South Africa, setting up a score so da...