Experienced New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor has cleared the air about his retirement on Friday following the New Zealand team’s victory over India in the inaugural World Test Championship, citing that he could still contribute to the team as well.

Notably, the veteran has hit the winning runs in New Zealand’s victory and helped his side win the ICC trophy as well. Taylor, who looked absolute fit during the match, has acknowledged his future and said that he had no immediate plans to retire from the game as well.

“I’m just looking forward to going home and seeing the family,” Ross Taylor told Newstalk ZB. “Obviously I’m coming towards the end of my career but you don’t want to make decisions based on emotion and things like that. Hopefully I’ve still got a few games left in me for New Zealand.”

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However, he is the leading run-scorer in Tests and ODIs from his side, which shows his capabilities as well and he was a stunning form against England before playing well against India. “I wouldn’t get too carried away. We’ve had some fantastic teams (like) the team of the 1980s. But this current group are proud of what they’ve achieved and hopefully can achieve some special things in the future as well,” Ross Taylor again shared.

However, after the win over India, he said that this win will help to forget the pain of losing the World Cup final against England in 2019.

“2019 World Cup was something very tough for us, this makes up for that. Will sink in a little bit more with time. Family, friends and all the sacrifices they have made for us, this is also for them,” he said at the post-match presentation.

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Ross Taylor further expressed: “Still sinking in (the feeling being crowned World Champions), but it’s been a long way. Long journey over a couple of years. Lot of rain for a couple days here, but I thought the way team fought from Day 1 and to be with Kane – who has been a fantastic leader for this team for a long time, to be out there in a pressure situation is something I wouldn’t forget. It would have to be a highlight to say you are a world champions. Start of my career we probably didn’t think we there with this quality, but we built a team and stuck together. This is probably for the fans, stuck with us through thick and thin. Hopefully few Kiwis waking up to be proud of us.”