WELLINGTON: New Zealand all-rounder and the hero of WC semifinal 2015, Grant Elliot has announced retirement from One Day International Cricket.
Grant Elliott, 37, announced his decision two days after his side was knocked out of the World T20 at the semi-final stage by England. Elliott is yet to take a call on his T20 career.
“I’m going to reassess, let the dust settle,” Elliott told Newshub. “As long as I’m still enjoying my cricket, I haven’t really made a call on anything yet. I’ve played my last one-day game, but there are three formats.”
The highlight of Elliott’s international career came in his final year of ODI cricket, after he received a surprise recall for the 2015 World Cup; Elliott had not played an ODI since November 2013.
In the innings of his life – an unbeaten 84 off 73 balls – in the semi-final against his country of birth, South Africa, at Eden Park, Elliott propelled New Zealand into their first World Cup final. With five runs needed off two balls, Elliott put Dale Steyn over long-on even as cricket’s popularity hit unprecedented highs in New Zealand. “I’ve said it time and time again, this is the greatest time of our lives as players,” McCullum said after that dramatic win.
Elliott’s unbeaten 84 was also New Zealand’s top score in the final, which they lost to Australia at the MCG.
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