Australian fast bowler, Shaun Tait announced his retirement today from One Day International and First class cricket. Tait, who has previously suffered from strains while playing, feels physically dissatisfied with the limited over format, and cites this as a reason to say goodbye. He will, however, continue with the Twenty20 cricket.
“In reality, playing all year round for Australia and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Australia-c844 is not allowing my body to stand up as I would like and I do not want to be forced into retirement through career-ending injuries,” he added.
According to Tait, the Twenty20 format will allow him to prolong his cricket career for a few more years, which would not have been possible with the other two forms of limited over cricket.
The 28-year-old Tait has performed well in the current tenth edition of the ICC World Cup and took 11 wickets in seven matches of the mega event. However, he expressed his disappointment at his team’s exit from the current tournament.
He said, “My goal was to hopefully help Australia retain the ICC Cricket World Cup. However, with our involvement now finished I feel it is the perfect time to move on in a new direction.”
While expressing his joy on playing cricket Tait said, it was his privilege and honour to play with some of Australia’s biggest cricket legends, and he will always cherish the memories of his ODI career, especially the time spent with his team members.
The Aussie pacer started his ODI career in 2007 against England at Sydney. In his 35 ODIs, he has scored 62 wickets at an average of 23.56.
Shaun Tait’s performances and role in Australian cricket has been lauded by General Manager of the Australian Cricket Board, Michael Brown. He admired Tait and said his contributions to the national team have been commendable and he will always be remembered as an integral part of the team.
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