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Ross Taylor

Taylor has been New Zealand's unsung hero over the years, delivering when it has most mattered. He has over 6000 runs in Test cricket and 7000 runs in ODI cricket. He has 17 Test tons and 19 ODI tons at an average of 46 in both the formats. He made his ODI debut before playing red ball cricket. The veteran now has been New Zealand's main man upfront. He smashed a ton on his debut when England toured the Blackcaps and scored three fifties in the same series as well. From scoring a masterclass at Manchester with his 154 to a 74 at Lord's, Taylor cemented a place in the Test team despite his unorthodox technique. He was quick to adapt to tracks on different pitches. The explosive batsman has been destructive whenever he's been on song and a pure match winner. The 2019 World Cup could be his swansong as he would aim to go out on a high. He has played in lucrative T20 leagues such as the Indian Premier League - Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rajasthan Royals & Delhi Daredevils.

Ross Taylor

3rd ODI: Southee, Taylor star as New Zealand demolish Bangladesh, clean sweep series 3-0
Cricket | Feb 20, 2019, 12:43 PM IST
Sabbir Rahman's valiant maiden ton went in vain as New Zealand demolished Bangladesh by 88 runs with the help of Southee's six-for.
Ross Taylor overtakes Stephen Fleming to become leading run scorer for New Zealand in ODIs
Cricket | Feb 20, 2019, 11:15 AM IST
By crossing the 8K mark, the right-handed batsman also became the fourth fastest to reach the milestone after Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers and former India captain Sourav Ganguly.
ICC T20I Rankings: Kuldeep Yadav leaps to career-best 2nd, Virat Kohli out of top-15
Cricket | Feb 11, 2019, 01:24 PM IST
The Indian skipper dropped four places to be jointly 19th with Zimbabwe's Hamilton Masakadza.

I was left heartbroken: Kane Williamson on not taking DRS on Ross Taylor's dismissal
Cricket | Feb 03, 2019, 09:21 PM IST
Taylor was trapped by Hardik Pandya in the 11th over, leaving New Zealand reeling at 38/3 while chasing 253 for a win.
3rd ODI: Ross Taylor says series loss tough to swallow but India far better side
Cricket | Jan 28, 2019, 08:29 PM IST
India beat New Zealand by seven wickets in the third ODI on Monday to take a series-clinching 3-0 lead.
2nd ODI: MS Dhoni's lightning quick stumping of Ross Taylor floors Twitter
Cricket | Jan 26, 2019, 05:16 PM IST
Mahendra Singh Dhoni now has effected 430 dismissals in his ODI career with 311 of them being catches and 119 stumpings.

1st ODI: After Australian high, India ready to kick-start New Zealand tour on positive note
Cricket | Jan 22, 2019, 04:36 PM IST
The Indian team, which has shifted its focus entirely on World Cup preparations, is still searching for the right middle-order combination despite their first-ever bilateral ODI series win on Australian soil.
Apart from Virat Kohli, these two players will be the danger men from India, feels Ross Taylor
Cricket | Jan 21, 2019, 06:11 PM IST
The tour starts Wednesday with the first ODI here. India will be playing five One-dayers and three T20 Internationals against the Black Caps.
Taylor's staggering run since 2015 World Cup outshines Williamson and is only 2nd to Kohli
Cricket | Jan 21, 2019, 04:53 PM IST
Ross Taylor has scored 2580 runs from 51 innings at an average of 69.72 in ODIs since the 2015 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

3rd ODI: Ross Taylor, Henry Nicholls tons guide New Zealand to clean sweep against Sri Lanka
Cricket | Jan 08, 2019, 12:32 PM IST
Taylor made 137 and Nicholls 124 not out as New Zealand reached 364-4 batting first, highlighting the growing depth of their batting as they work towards the World Cup in England.
WATCH: Sarfraz Ahmed fumes in anger after Ross Taylor accuses Mohammed Hafeez of chucking
Cricket | Nov 08, 2018, 10:46 AM IST
"It’s not his job to give (the) action which was shown on TV," said an irate Sarfraz.
1st ODI: Trent Boult's hat-trick earns New Zealand 47-run win against Pakistan
Cricket | Nov 08, 2018, 09:55 AM IST
Danny Morrison and Shane Bond are the other New Zealand fast bowlers to perform hat tricks in ODIs.

Pakistan record narrow 2-run win over New Zealand in first T20
Cricket | Nov 01, 2018, 10:25 AM IST
With 17 required off the last over, Ross Taylor (42 not out) and Tim Southee (5 not out) could only get 14 off left-arm seamer Shaheen Afridi.
Ross Taylor given green signal to play 1st Test, Ben Stokes possible for England
Cricket | Mar 21, 2018, 03:07 PM IST
The Black Caps on Wednesday named its team for the match which will be the first pink-ball Test played in New Zealand and the ninth in any country.
4th ODI: Ross Taylor's career-best powers New Zealand to series-levelling win against England
Cricket | Mar 07, 2018, 03:56 PM IST
Limping and often grimacing in pain, the 34-year old Taylor hit the 19th ODI century of his career, surpassing his highest score of 131 and steered New Zealand to 339/5 with three balls to spare.

Ross Taylor reveals people behind his 'impressive hindi skills'
Cricket | Nov 09, 2017, 02:28 PM IST
The veteran Kiwi batsman was involved in a friendly banter on Twitter with former India opener Virender Sehwag when the latter used Taylor's name as its phonetic resemblance 'tailor', which translates to 'darji' in Urdu.
Virender Sehwag recommends Ross Taylor for Aadhar Card, UIDAI has the last laugh
Cricket | Nov 06, 2017, 04:48 PM IST
After Kiwis levelled the T20I series in Rajkot, batsman Ross Taylor once again flaunted his impeccable Hindi skills to his 'good friend' Virender Sehwag.
With sweep shots, we put pressure on Indian spinners, says Ross Taylor
Cricket | Oct 23, 2017, 04:44 PM IST
Taylor said that after fielding for three and half hours in searing heat and unbearable humidity, they needed a good start which Martin Guptill and Colin Munro provided them.
Watch: When Mitchell Starc stunned everyone by delivering the fastest bowl in Test Cricket
Cricket | Jun 05, 2016, 05:34 PM IST
New Delhi: It was the second Test between Australia and New Zealand at the WACA in Perth in 2015 that became a nightmare for bowlers. Both David Warner and Ross Taylor hammered 250+ scores
India-Australia game will be match of the tournament: Ross Taylor
Cricket | Mar 26, 2016, 11:08 PM IST
New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor on Saturday said the India versus Australia Group 2 World Twenty 20 match is going to be "probably the game of the tournament".