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May 27 (CRICKETNMORE)<\/strong> Senior New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor feels that he can continue even after the upcoming World Cup if his body allows, taking inspiration from hard-hitting West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Taylor, 35, is expected to take part in his final World Cup in England and Wales beginning on Thursday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"I'm 35 but you never really know what's to come. Chris Gayle is probably an inspiration - he's 39 in this World Cup and I'm 39 at the next, so it's not a simple matter," Taylor was quoted as saying by the ICC.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Taylor scored 71 in New Zealand's six-wicket victory over tournament favourites India in a warm-up match at The Oval here on May 25.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"You never know, this will probably be my last World Cup but if these hamstrings and calves hold together then maybe I can be back in a few years," he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Taylor said he was aiming to help the Kiwis lift their first World Cup after they reached the final four years ago, losing to Australia.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"My approach to the World Cup is not necessarily a mindset of going out there just to enjoy it.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"You always put a lot of pressure on yourself in big tournaments - pressure comes with it whether you think about it or not, so it's about managing those moments.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"I think you have to pace yourself in a tournament like this, it's a long time and the way our schedule is, there are a lot of games at the start and a bit of a break in the middle."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Taylor said with the World Cup format this time meaning every team plays each other in a marathon of nine matches before the business end of the tournament, managing workload is very important.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"The way you rest and train between games is going to be very important. It's going to be a lot tougher... Making the final four years ago we played a lot of games at home and we knew our conditions very well.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"If you get off to a good start and get onto a roll, you can get into those semi-finals and suddenly you're only two wins away from winning it."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Taylor said the Black Caps cannot get carried away with the warm-up tie win over India.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"When it comes to a warm-up you just treat it as that and then get out of the game what you want to get out of it.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"For us, we haven't played as a team for two or three months, so it was about going out there and testing our skills out against the best."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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