Zimbabwe’s Brendan Taylor publicizes retirement

After the current retirements of South African legend Dale Steyn and Netherlands’ star cricketer Ryan ten Doeschate, Zimbabwe’s wicketkeeper-batsman Brendan Taylor additionally introduced that he may also be hanging up his boots after Monday’s ODI in opposition to Ireland in Belfast.
“It’s with a heavy heart that I’m announcing that tomorrow is my last game for my beloved country,” Taylor acknowledged on a Twitter publish on Sunday. “17 years of utmost highs and excessive lows and I wouldn’t change it for the world.
“It’s taught me to humble, to always remind myself how lucky I was to be in the position I was in for so long. To wear the badge with pride and leave everything on the field. My goal was to always leave the team in a better position as to when I first arrived back in 2004, I hope I have done that.”
“Thank you for the opportunity and I hope I have made our country proud in some small way,” Taylor additional wrote thanking Zimbabwe Cricket.

Forever grateful for the journey. Thank you 🙏 pic.twitter.com/tOsYzoE5eH
— Brendan Taylor (@BrendanTaylor86) September 12, 2021
“To my staff mates and coaches previous and current. I thanks from the underside of my coronary heart. I’ll always remember you all.
“To the fans back home who have been so loyal to me over the years. I’m eternally grateful,” he added.

The 35-year-old has performed 34 Tests and scored 2320 runs with six centuries and 12 fifties. In 45 T20Is, he made 934 runs at a strike-rate of 118.22 alongside six fifties.
In the 2015 World Cup, Taylor was Zimbabwe’s main run-getter. He had then signed up for Nottinghamshire as a Kolpak participant and performed for 3 seasons earlier than returning to the nationwide facet to spice up their bid within the 2019 ICC World Cup qualifiers.

He was additionally the captain of the Zimbabwe nationwide staff between 2011 and 2014 and was requested to take up the function earlier this 12 months as nicely.