Veteran batsman Ross Taylor is in no mood to call it off on his international career just after lifting the World Test Championship title. Despite being 37 years old, Taylor is contributing well to his team’s cause and has played several crucial knocks over the years. His most recent 47-run knock against India in the WTC Final is another example of his grit and determination.

New Zealand defeated India in the final by eight wickets to clinch their first ICC title since 2000. Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor stitched together a crucial 96-run stand for the third wicket as New Zealand won the game by eight wickets.

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Ross Taylor is currently under quarantine after arriving back in New Zealand. While addressing a virtual press conference, he mentioned his desire to keep playing the game.

“I’m still loving the game — still want to learn and get better, so that’s a good sign. At this stage, I just want to keep on playing cricket, whatever level that is, for as long as I can. A lot of players, past players, tell me you’re a long time retired, and a lot of them told me they felt like they retired too early,” Taylor told reporters.

Ross Taylor was at the receiving end for his form after the Lord’s Test against England just before the WTC final. He made scores of 14 and 33 but got his form back during the second game, where he made 80 runs and helped his team to win the game. New Zealand won the series against England by 1-0, the first on English soil since 1999.

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“When you come to my age, there’s always going to be things said about you, about your age and whatnot,” he added.

“It’s been the same thing that I’ve had to deal with my whole career — but I guess as you get older that’s probably an easier thing to attack. But it is what it is, I still love playing the game of cricket, I still feel like I’ve got something to give to this game, both on and off the field.”

Ross Taylor has so far played 108 Tests and scored 7,564 runs at an average of 45.84. He has represented New Zealand in 233 ODIs and 102 T20Is, scoring 8581 and 1909 runs respectively.