Brendan Taylor Retires from International Cricket Ahead of Scotland Tour


Zimbabwe wicketkeeper-batsman Brendan Taylor has announced that he will retire after the ODI against Ireland in Belfast on Monday (13 September).

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Taylor, who made his debut in 2004, played 34 Tests, 204 ODIs, and 45 T20Is - after which he became one of Zimbabwe's finest cricketers. Before his last international assignment as a player against Ireland, Taylor has a chance to finish as Zimbabwe's leading run-getter in the 50-over format (currently 109 runs behind Andy Flower). With 11 centuries in his account, the 34-year-old is already the country's leading century scorer in the format.

He is the fourth-highest run-scorer for Zimbabwe in Tests, having scored 2320 runs in 34 matches, and third in T20Is behind Hamilton Masakadza and Sean Williams.

"With a heavy heart I announce that tomorrow is my last match for my beloved country," Taylor said in a Twitter post on Sunday. "17 years of extreme highs and extreme lows and I wouldn't change that for the world.

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"It has taught me to be humble, to always remind myself how lucky I was to be in the position I was in. Wearing the badge with pride and leaving everything on the field. My goal was always to leave the team in one in a better shape than when I first came back in 2004, I hope I did."

Taylor, who was Zimbabwe's leading run-getter in the 2015 ICC World Cup, signed up for Nottinghamshire as a Kolpak player and stayed for three seasons before returning to the national team to increase his bid in the 2019 ICC World Cup Qualifiers had played.

Taylor played a brilliant knock of 49 runs in the opening ODI of the current series to help Zimbabwe lead the series 1-0. While the rain played poorly in the second game, Taylor will be hoping that he can help his side win the series and, in turn, wind up his career to a higher level.

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