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Ross Taylor – Wanted to become a hockey player, became NZ’s top cricketer

Sarita Dey
3 years ago

Former New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor whose birthday is today. He was born on 8 March 1984 (age 38 years), Lower Hutt, New Zealand. Taylor had been a hockey player before playing cricket. Later he started playing cricket at the behest of his friends.

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Taylor is the second batsman in the world of cricket

Ross Taylor is the second batsman in the world of cricket, who was more alert just a day before his birthday. Taylor was the second person to take the plunge. The first person was BCCI president Sourav Ganguly.

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Ross Taylor is famous for his slog sweep

From New Zealand, Taylor is considered a great batsman in the middle order. He started his career brilliantly by scoring three centuries in the domestic season of 2005–06. In his third match at Napier’s ground, Taylor captivated the world by scoring 128 runs against Sri Lanka.

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Batting Career Summary

MInnNORunsHSAvgBFSR100200504s6s
Test11219622768429044.161295759.31933593255
ODI23321739857618148.181028883.3621051711146
T20I102941919096325.451560122.3700712271
IPL55541410178125.43822123.720036646

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Bowling Career Summary

MInnBRunsWktsBBIBBMEconAvgSR5W10W
Test1128994832/42/42.9116.033.000
ODI2336423500/00/05.00.00.000
T20I102
IPL552122400/110/1112.00.00.000

2011 and 2015 – Ross Taylor is the most experienced player in New Zealand’s squad of World Cup 2019.