Zimbabwe's Cricketer Brendan Taylor declares International Retirement

Former Zimbabwe's Cricket Captain Brendan Taylor shared that the third ODI to be played on Monday against Ireland will be his last game in national colours as he’s drawing curtains on his international career. Taylor is one of the finest batters to represent Zimbabwe on the cricket field. He has established himself as a batting mainstay of the team after making an international debut in 2004. The 35-year-old cricketer has played 34 Tests and scored 2320 runs with 6 hundreds and 12 fifties. In 45 T20Is, he scored 934 runs at a strike-rate of 118.22 alongside six fifties.

On his Instagram account he shared, "It’s with a heavy heart that I’m announcing that tomorrow is my last game for my beloved country. 17 year’s of extreme highs and extreme lows and I wouldn’t change it for the world. It’s taught me to humble, to always remind myself how lucky I was to be in the position I was in for so long. To wear the badge with pride and leave everything on the field. My goal was to always leave the team in better position as to when I first arrived back in 2004 , I hope I have done that."  

Further he shared, "Thank you for the opportunity and I hope I have made our country proud in some small way. To my team mates and coaches past and present. I thank you from the bottom of my heart. I will never forget you all. To the fans back home who have been so loyal to me over the years. I’m eternally grateful."