World Cup 2015: India or Oz? Kiwis divided on this one

AUCKLAND: New Zealand is divided. A public opinion poll on one of the leading websites of New Zealand asked the fans who the Black Caps would prefer to play in the final on Sunday. There was no clear winner.
While many believe it would be easier to beat India, there are a few who feel if the World Cup has to be won, it has to be by beating Australia.Chris Harris, one of New Zealand's top players in the 1992 World Cup team, feels New Zealand might prefer to play India.
"The kind of form New Zealand are in, they would be happy to play any of the two teams. Still, I think India might be the preferred opponent for the Kiwis," Harris, who is currently busy with his media commitments in India, told TOI.
You ask the people on the streets or at the airport, and they say if it's Australia the pressure will be a little too much. It stems from the Trans-Tasman rivalry between the two. For the Kiwis, the though of a defeat at the hands of the Aussies is akin to what the Indians feel when the team loses to Pakistan.
"If it's India, it would be an enjoyable game. It will be great if we win, but it wouldn't be the end of the world if we don't. But if we lose to the Aussies, it would mean that all the good work that the Black Caps have done will be forgotten. What will remain in memory is the final loss to Australia," Ian, an ardent New Zealand fan, said while walking down the stairs at the Eden Park in Auckland on Tuesday night.
The players, though, don't seem to any preferences. Grant Elliot, the hero of New Zealand's win on Tuesday had said that they won't mind playing the Aussies all over again. "We would like to play Australia all over again, especially after the way we beat them the last time that we met at Eden Park," Elliot said.
His skipper Brendon McCullum, though, was noncommittal on the issue. He said the Black Caps wouldn't mind facing any of the two. "We don't mind playing any of the two teams. Both are quality teams, so we know that if we play the cricket that we can then we'll be in with a good chance in it. But we'll worry about it a little later," McCullum said.
That's the confidence the team has at the moment and it got reflected in the words of Mark Greatbatch, another 1992 hero. "Kiwis have played great cricket and we will play whoever wins on Thursday. Bring them on!" Greatbach thundered, echoing the conviction that the Kiwis have at the moment after the astonishing semifinal win on Tuesday.