(Reuters) – New Zealand veteran batsman Ross Taylor stated he needs to make a contribution and benefit from the event when he performs his final match for the ‘Black Caps’ on Monday.
Taylor will play his 450th and farewell match for New Zealand in Hamilton once they host the Netherlands in the final of their three-match one-day worldwide collection.
Taylor determined in December to retire from worldwide cricket however will proceed to play for his provincial facet Central Districts till the tip of the season earlier than making a name on his future in home cricket.
“Probably the toughest half was coming to the choice,” Taylor informed reporters on Sunday.
“Once the choice was made, it was good to let all of it go. I’ll miss plenty of it, clearly, I’ll miss my group mates.”
The 38-year-old is one among solely 4 New Zealanders to play 100 checks and in addition holds the nation’s file in ODI runs (8,593) and centuries (21).
He was additionally the world’s first to play in 100 internationals in all codecs.
“All you’ll be able to try to do is make a contribution, take pleasure in all the pieces for the final time … however not try to dwell on it an excessive amount of, simply attempt to benefit from the event and hopefully make a contribution,” Taylor added.
After years of being a cricket participant, Taylor is gearing up for the function of a cricket dad.
“My son’s simply beginning to get into cricket now too,” he stated. “I would like to save my shoulder as a result of I believe I’m going to have to throw to him for the subsequent few years and get a little bit of payback on what my dad had to do to me.”
(Reporting by Manasi Pathak in Bengaluru; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)
