Cricket Update: New Zealand’s Vettori Steps Down From Test Captaincy
New Zealand captain and all rounder Daniel Vettori has stepped down from the leadership role in Test cricket. However, he has made it clear that he would keep on playing Test cricket for some more years to come. His decision came after a 0-1 defeat in the
Test series against Pakistan who have won a Test series after almost 4 and half years.
Even though Kiwis lost the series but Daniel Vettori’s personal performance has been instrumental in the 2nd Test at http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wellington-c864 with both bat and ball as he scored a hundred in the 1st innings and took 5 wickets in the match to lead
the young team from the front.
Vettori made clear that the loss against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 has nothing to do with his decision as he had decided years back that he would not lead the Test team after the ICC World Cup 2011.
"I made that decision three and a half years ago, so that's it. My timing was always to finish after the World Cup and that stays the same,"
Vettori said in a statement.
Daniel Vettori has been a great ambassador of New Zealand and the game of cricket. He has always been rated as one of the best left arm orthodox spinners in modern times. Vettori developed his abilities with the bat in the later stages of his career and
his 6 Test centuries are a big enough reflection of that.
New Zealand cricket has not faced the best of times under the captaincy of Daniel Vettori and had to face many embarrassing defeats, biggest of all was the 0-4 defeat by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 last year. However, Vettori hopes for a better future ahead with the arrival
of some promising players and said that, "there are always regrets, you always want to perform better, but I can walk away from the captaincy thinking that I gave it everything, particularly with my performance."
Daniel Vettori is definitely one of the best cricketers produced by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915 who looks set
to be the new leader in Test cricket for the Black Caps.
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