Will it be their last World Cup?

Scott Styris (New Zealand)

He has been an integral part of the New Zealand side for about a dozen years now and while he has performed creditably in Test matches, there is little doubt that Scott Styris's game is tailor made for limited overs cricket.

A utility player par excellence when it comes to ODIs and Twenty20, the burly Kiwi has proved time and again that when the chips are down he can be relied upon to play the rescue act to perfection, either with his big hitting (he has a strike rate of nearly 80 in ODIs and almost 120 in Twenty20) or his brisk medium pacers - qualities that have brought him over 4000 runs and more than 100 wickets in ODIs.
Three years ago Styris retired from Tests so that he could prolong his limited overs career - a decision vindicated by improved performances. New Zealand's opponents are aware that no match is won till they have seen the back of Styris who has the ability to swing matches either with a timely burst of hitting or with a couple of quick wickets.

Styris had an outstanding World Cup in 2007 scoring 499 runs at an average of 83 and playing the stellar role in New Zealand making the semifinals. He is still a dangerous player but four years on he will be in his 40th year at the time of World Cup 2015, and for all his manifold skills it is unlikely that he will be around.