New Zealand player Colin Munro takes retirement from international cricket
Colin Munro has announced his retirement from international cricket. The aggressive batsman of New Zealand has scored over 3000 runs in international cricket. In the last four years, he has not played for the national team, with his most recent appearance coming in a T20I against India in 2020.
Colin made his debut in a T20I in December 2012 before making his ODI debut the following month. He has played only one Test in his career, back in January 2013, when he was predominantly considered a white-ball specialist. He has represented New Zealand 123 times across formats and ended up scoring over 3000 runs.
Munro is the only New Zealand batter with three centuries in T20Is and was a part of the T20 World Cup squads in 2014 and 2016. He was also part of the squad that finished runners-up in the ODI World Cup in 2019. The veteran batter has been plying his trade in franchise cricket around the globe and revealed that he decided to retire after failing to find a spot in the 2024 T20 World Cup squad.
The 37-year-old said, "Playing for the Black Caps has always been the biggest achievement in my playing career.”
He further added, “I never felt prouder than donning that jersey, and the fact that I've been able to do that 123 times across all formats is something I will always be incredibly proud of. Although it has been a while since my last appearance, I never gave up hope that I might be able to return to my franchise T20 form. With the announcement of the BLACKCAPS squad for the T20 World Cup, now is the perfect time to officially close that chapter."