New Zealand’s batsman- Ross Taylor said he will retire from international cricket after the current domestic season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second test against Bangladesh next month, in which he will equal Daniel Vettori\u2019s record of 112 tests for New Zealand, will be his last match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He won\u2019t play in the Black Caps test series against South Africa in February but will play one-day international series against Australia in Australia in February and against the Netherlands at home in late March and early April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fourth ODI against the Netherlands in his home town Hamilton on April 4 will be his last match for New Zealand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been an amazing journey and I feel incredibly fortunate to have represented my country for as long as I have,\u201d Taylor said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taylor will retire as New Zealand\u2019s top-scorer in test and one-day international matches. He has 7,584 test runs and 19 centuries, second only to current captain Kane Williamson, and 8,581 runs in ODIs. His 21 ODI centuries also are a New Zealand record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He  made his test debut against South Africa in 2008 and played the first of 233 ODIs against the West Indies in 2006. He also played 102 Twenty20 internationals, becoming the first player to play more than 100 matches for New Zealand in all three formats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Zealand coach Gary Stead said Taylor unquestionably in one of the country’s greatest players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cRoss has always been a hugely respected member of the side and we\u2019re thankful for his contributions to the Black Caps over an incredible career,\u201d Stead said. \u201cHis skills and temperament as a batsman have been world-class and his ability to perform at such a high level for so long speaks volumes of his longevity and professionalism.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Williamson also praised the achievements of his long-time batting partner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Ross has been at the core of the side for so long and can be extremely proud of having brought the game in this country to a better place,\u201d Williamson said. \u201cHe\u2019s a world-class player, our best with the bat over such a long period of time and personally it\u2019s been a pleasure to be involved in so many partnerships with him across the formats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve shared some pretty cool moments together \u2014 most recently the World Test Championship final which was obviously really special.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Zealand beat India by eight wickets in the test championship final in June.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New Zealand’s batsman- Ross Taylor said he will retire from international cricket after the current domestic season. The second test against Bangladesh next month, in which he will equal Daniel Vettori\u2019s record of 112 tests for New Zealand, will be his last match. He won\u2019t play in the Black Caps test series against South Africa in February […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18025,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sb_editor_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[2568,387],"class_list":["post-18024","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-ross-taylor","tag-sports"],"relative_dates":{"created":"3 years ago","modified":"3 years ago"},"yoast_head":"\n