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Ross Taylor Announces Retirement From All Forms Of The Game
By CricShots - Dec 30, 2021 9:26 am
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Legendary New Zealand cricketer, Ross Taylor confirmed Thursday he has decided to hang his boots from international cricket.  Taylor said the two-match Test series against Bangladesh scheduled to be commencing on Saturday will be his last in Test cricket and he will be retiring from ODIs against Australia and the Netherlands in February and March. 

Ross Taylor
Ross Taylor

The 37-year-old has been a mainstay in New Zealand’s middle order since making his debut in 2006, amassing a plethora of records and achievements, notably the most runs by a New Zealander (18,074) and most appearances (445).

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Announcing his retrement on Twitter, Ross Taylor said, “Today I’m announcing my retirement from international cricket at the conclusion of the home summer, two more tests against Bangladesh, and six odi’s against Australia & the Netherlands. Thank you for 17 years of incredible support. It’s been an honour to represent my country #234.”

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson, who will not be taking part in the upcoming Bangladesh series as he has been rehabilitating from an elbow injury, said Taylor had given his all to the New Zealand team over the years.

Talking about Ross Taylor, Jane Williamson said, “He’s a world-class player, our best with the bat over such a long period of time and personally it’s been a pleasure to be involved in so many partnerships with him across the formats. We’ve shared some pretty cool moments together –- most recently the World Test Championship final, which was obviously really special.”

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Ross Taylor can easily be termed as a legend of New Zealand cricketer as he as amassed 7584 runs in Test cricketer (most of the country), most ODI runs (8,581), most ODI 100s for New Zealand (21), most centuries across the formats (40), the first player from any country to make 100 international appearances in each of the three formats, and the highest Test score in Australia by a visiting player (290 at Perth 2015).

The cricketing world reacted as Taylor took to Twitter to make this announcement. 

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