New Zealand team great Ross Taylor has made up his mind to say goodbye to international cricket and has also announced that he will not be seen playing international cricket for the country after the home season.
If there is any greatest player of the New Zealand team at the moment, then it is Ross Taylor, who has played the most Test, ODI and T20 International matches for the country. Apart from this, he is also the batsman to score the most Test and Most One Day International runs for New Zealand. Ross Taylor said goodbye to international cricket on Thursday. Ross Taylor announced his retirement from international cricket via Twitter.
Ross Taylor announced that he would not be seen playing international cricket for the country after the home season. Kiwi legend Ross Taylor wrote in a tweet, “Today I announce my retirement from international cricket at the end of the domestic summer season. After two Tests against Bangladesh, six ODIs against Australia and Netherlands, I am taking retirement. Thank you for the incredible support of 17 years. It is an honor to represent my country.”
Ross Taylor, who led the team to victory in the final of the ICC World Test Championship in 2021 for the New Zealand team, is retiring before the T20 World Cup in 2022 and then the ODI World Cup in 2023. Apart from this, the final of the ICC World Test Championship is also to be held in 2023. In this way, this is a big setback for the New Zealand team, because they are important players of the team, especially in the Test and ODI formats.
Ross Taylor’s career:
Ross Taylor, who made his international debut in March 2006, has played 110 Tests, 233 ODIs and 102 T20 Internationals so far. He is the first player in the country to play 100 or more matches in all three formats of international cricket. He has so far scored 7585 runs in Test cricket with 19 centuries, 8576 runs with 21 centuries in ODI cricket and 1909 runs in T20 International cricket.