This legendary former captain of New Zealand announced his retirement from Test cricket, know when he will play his last match
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What did Southee say while announcing his retirement?
Announcing his retirement, Southee said, “Representing New Zealand was everything I dreamed of as a child. “Playing for New Zealand for 18 years has been my greatest honor and privilege, but now I feel it is time to step away from the game that has given me so much.”
Bowler taking the most wickets for New Zealand
Kiwi head coach Gary Stead has congratulated Southee and praised him. “Tim has been a strong player and he now deserves to spend some time with his family,” Stead said. Southee is the highest wicket taker for New Zealand. He has taken 770 international wickets so far. He is the only player in the world to have taken more than 300 Test wickets, 200 ODI and 100 T20 wickets. Recently, Southee played a key role in the historic 3-0 win against India. In this tour, he took 3 wickets in 2 Tests at an average of 31.33.
Tim Southee’s test career
Southee has played 104 tests for New Zealand. He has taken 385 wickets in 197 innings at an average of 29.88. During this period, he has taken four wicket hauls 19 times and five wicket hauls 15 times. His best figure is seven wickets for 64 runs. He is the second highest wicket taker for New Zealand in Test cricket. Only former veteran bowler Richard Hadlee has more wickets than him. Headley had taken 431 wickets in his Test career.
Southee’s performance as captain
Southee became the Test captain in 2022. He was made the captain of the Test team after legendary batsman Kane Williamson. Under his captaincy, the Kiwi team played 14 matches, out of which it won 6 and lost 6. 2 matches were drawn. His winning percentage was 42.85. Just before the India tour, Southee had resigned from the captaincy. After which Tom Latham was given the responsibility of captaincy.
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