Former New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori has announced his retirement from international cricket, calling the World Cup final his last game for the Black Caps. Vettori has termed it a perfect time to hang the boots, after making his debut way back in 1996.
“It was my last game for New Zealand, in the final, so it was a lovely way to finish,” Vettori said. “It would have been great to win, but I’m pretty proud of everyone, the way we’ve gone about things the last six weeks.”
“To be able to finish in the final, albeit without a win, I’m just very grateful for the amount of support I had particularly from Brendon (McCullum) and Mike (Hesson, the coach).”
“To be able to get back from a number of injuries and to be here and to be part of it is something I’ll always treasure. That’s hopefully the legacy of this World Cup – between 1992 and this one, there’s some lasting memories for everyone.
“Hopefully some people have fallen in love with cricket, or fallen back in love with it,” he concluded. “We’ve had so much support the whole way round, the guys have fed off that a lot. They’ve really enjoyed every aspect of it.”
Daniel Vettori ends an outstanding international career. Can be proud of what he did.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) March 31, 2015
Daniel Vettori is the One of the Guy i never seen shouted, Sledged or yelled at any player nicest bloke in Cricket Happy Retired life Legend
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) March 31, 2015
Congratulations Dan on a great career. Wishing you the very best in the future! #DanielVettori #Respect
— Anil Kumble (@anilkumble1074) March 31, 2015
Daniel Vettori officially announced he has played his last game for the @BLACKCAPS #BacktheBlackCaps ^PT pic.twitter.com/QQ2GV7snbK
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) March 31, 2015
