Ross Taylor trumps http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BB-McCullum-c1129 for New Zealand Captaincy – Cricket News Update
Kiwi batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625) World Cup 2011, where he led his side to the semi-final
stage of the tournament.
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 Cricket (NZC) made the announcement during a press conference at the Edens Gardens.
"While I congratulate Ross I would also like to acknowledge the wonderful contribution http://www.senore.com/Cricket/John-Marshall-Buchanan-c68302.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Buchanan-c48808 added that Daniel has been playing his role wisely, and has been a great role model. He expressed his gratitude to the former skipper on the behalf of every cricket fan in the country.
"Ross has been an impressive deputy to Dan Vettori since taking over the vice-captaincy and shown to be a very capable leader when he has had the opportunity," said CEO NZC, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Justin-Thomas-Caldwell-Vaughan-c69731.
Expressing his complete satisfaction over the decision, Vaughan said that they were http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Arthur-Percival-Day-c45927 with his appointment as a leader and hoped that the he will lead the Black Caps, in an excellent way, and his tenure will be the best time for his team.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taylor-c92915 has also been leading Black Caps as a stand-in captain during some of the matches of World Cup, in the absence of former skipper, Vettori. On the whole, he has led his team in 11 One-Day internationals and three Twenty20s.
The vice-captain, Taylor and wicketkeeper batsman, Brendon McCullum, were the two strong candidates for this the post.
Before coming to final decision, the board conducted interviews with the top-twenty players, taking their views regarding both the contestants. The panel for carrying out interviews included Buchanan, national selection manager, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mark-John-Greatbatch-c74652, and head
coach, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/John-Geoffrey-Wright-c67883.
Taylor, while expressing his views, said that having played under Vettori, he has learnt about leadership skills and is all set to take on the captaincy, which is a http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Adam-Griffith-c919 honour for him.
“I'm looking forward to the challenge and appreciate the level of responsibility that comes with captaining your country,” said Taylor.
Taylor’s first assignment as a skipper will start with a two-match Test series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746, on December 1, 2011.
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