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Test match rejection (photo credit: AFP)
The history of cricket is full of many such players, who have cricket did not let physical obstacles stand in his way and one such player is Daniel Vettori, who worked to take New Zealand cricket forward after players like Martin Crowe, Stephen Fleming. At the age of only 3 years, his eyes were damaged. His eyes were covered by glasses. But despite this Vettori has taken more than 1000 wickets. Now you might be thinking that it has been 9 years since Vettori played his last match, so why are we talking about him now. This is because he has turned 45 on 27 January 2024.
Daniel Vettori is one of New Zealand's most successful cricketers. Whenever there is talk of Kiwi cricket, he will definitely be mentioned in it. He has been the most prolific left arm spinner of his time. Vettori, who played his last international match in 2015, is currently associated with the Australian men's team as an assistant coach.
200th Test debutant for New Zealand
The left-hander Vettori is the 200th Test player for New Zealand. He in 1997 in Wellington England Made his Test debut against Vettori was not only New Zealand's 200th Test player but also the youngest male player for his country to make his debut. He was 18 when he made his Test debut. His other achievements include captaining New Zealand from 2007 to 2011. Apart from this, he also became the male player to play the most number of Tests and ODIs for his country. He has played 113 Tests and 295 ODIs in his career.
705 wickets taken in international cricket
Daniel Vettori is known as a bowling all-rounder. His forte has been to deceive the batsmen by hitting the balls on the right line length. This is the reason why Vettori has been successful in taking more than 1000 wickets in his cricket career, of which he has taken 705 wickets on the international pitch. Vettori has 362 wickets in Tests, 305 in ODIs and 38 wickets in T20Is.
Not only the ball but also the bat had power
Apart from the ball, Vettori's magic has also been seen with the bat. He has scored 4531 runs in Test cricket. He has scored 2253 runs in ODIs, while he has 205 runs in T20Is. Daniel Vettori is the 8th cricketer in the world to score more than 3000 runs in Tests in addition to 300 wickets.
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