New Zealand left-handed batter Colin Munro introduced his retirement from worldwide cricket after a profession spanning 123 matches for the Blackcaps throughout all codecs. The 37-year-old has featured in 65 T20Is, 57 ODIs and a single Check for New Zealand, together with his final look coming of their T20I residence collection towards India again in 2020. With New Zealand saying their choose of gamers for the upcoming T20 World Cup, Munro was one of many lot who didn’t make the reduce. The often explosive batter went on to quote his exclusion from the squad as the perfect window of alternative to lastly name time on his illustrious profession.
On the finish of Munro’s worldwide profession, the batter completed sixth on the record of New Zealand’s all-time main T20I run-scorer together with his 1,724 runs at a mean of 31 and a strike-rate of 156.4. His prowess within the shortest format of the sport noticed three good centuries, which can also be the very best by any batter to have performed for his nationwide facet.
Taking to his social media handles, Munro mirrored on his time representing New Zealand and the way he deems the time match for his final retirement from nationwide group duties.
“Enjoying for the BlackCaps has all the time been the most important achievement in my enjoying profession. I by no means felt prouder than donning that jersey, and the actual fact I’ve been ready to do this 123 occasions throughout all codecs is one thing I’ll all the time be extremely pleased with. I’m at the moment saying my retirement from Worldwide cricket.” Munro’s publish mentioned.
Munro went on to provide his tackle his absence from New Zealand’s latest T20I fixtures, whereas reflecting on the explanations behind that.
“Though it has been some time since my final look, I by no means gave up hope that I would be capable to return off the again of my franchise T20 kind. I utterly perceive the the reason why that by no means occurred, however with the announcement of the BlackCaps squad for the World T20 now could be the right time to shut that chapter formally. I can’t wait to look at the boys do their factor within the Caribbean. I sit up for persevering with to ply my commerce the world over within the franchise enviornment.” Munro added.
New Zealand Cricket chief Scott Weenink additionally mirrored on Munro’s profession with the nationwide facet.
“Colin was one in every of our first gamers to embrace the aggressive, 360-degree fashion batting that’s now accepted all around the globe as greatest observe. He was one of many pioneers of the brand new recreation, an revolutionary batsman who took calculated risk-taking to a brand new degree, and led what was to turn into a revolution in the way in which short-form cricket was performed. We thank him for his superb contribution in additional than hundred worldwide video games, and want him properly in his future pursuits.” Weenink mentioned.
Earlier than making his worldwide debut in New Zealand’s tour of South Africa in 2012-13, Munro was additionally a vital a part of the facet’s 2006 ICC U19 World Cup marketing campaign. His batting prowess noticed him emerge as one of many key components in New Zealand’s white-ball codecs, particularly on account of his massive hitting talents on the top-order for his facet. Munro additionally had a vital position in New Zealand’s 2014 and 2016 T20 World Cup campaigns, and the 2019 ODI World Cup squad.
