The 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup season has already begun with several nations engaging themselves in short-series before the warm-up games. The idea is to have as much practice as possible. Pakistan landed in New Zealand in the last week of January for precisely this reason. They played two games against New Zealand Board President's XI at the Bert Sutcliffe Oval in Lincoln on January 25 and 27 before the first ODI at Wellington. Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq