NZ batting great Ross Taylor comes out of retirement to don Samoa colours
Ross, whose mother hails from Samoa, will represent the team under his full given names and chiefly title Leaupepe Luteru Ross Poutoa Lote Taylor.
Ross, whose mother hails from Samoa, will represent the team under his full given names and chiefly title Leaupepe Luteru Ross Poutoa Lote Taylor.
The much-awaited Legend 90 League, featuring cricket stalwarts such as former Indian cricketers Shikhar Dhawan, Suresh Raina, and former New Zealand batter Ross Taylor, will be played from February 6 to 18 in Raipur.
"(We don't know) who our best players are, and I think the players might've lost a little bit of an understanding of what their roles are.
The former New Zealand batter played for Royal Challengers Bangalore from 2008 to 2010 and then the represented RR in 2011. He then played three more seasons for Delhi Daredevils and Pune Warriors India.
Notably, New Zealand Cricket is currently having a camp for cricketer from the national men's and women's teams based in North Island.
Shreyas Iyer has been the perfect solution to India's number-four debacle that was bothering the team management for an extended period.
Ross Taylor smoked the Indian bowlers all around the park to anchor the Kiwi chase with able support from opener Henry Nicholls and skipper Tom Latham.
Virat Kohli conceded that his counterpart Tom Latham's blistering knock took the game away from them as New Zealand registered a four-wicket victory.
Chasing a 348-run target, Henry Nicholls (78) and Kiwi skipper Tom Latham (69) also helped New Zealand's cause. Taylor's unbeaten 109 off 84 balls included 10 fours and 4 sixes.
Taylor was also quick to highlight that his team played much better cricket than the results eventually suggest.
