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Indoor World Cup history: Debutants

New Zealand women will be making their Indoor World Cup debut at the event in Pretoria and will be keen to make a good first impression. Following tireless efforts in New Zealand to re-establish the international indoor teams, it will be fascinating to see how they perform on the greatest indoor stage of all. The team is coached by Gaye Tarrant, who captained Australia to their impressive sixth place finish at the 2007 Indoor World Cup in Vienna, Austria. The team is captained by Pippa Norman, whose younger sister, Beth, has also been selected. Former outdoor star Kirsten Pearce – who played 121 times for the Black Sticks, scoring 32 goals - is arguably the biggest name on their roster and could be a player to watch.