New Zealand cricketer Colin de Grandhomme has announced retirement from all forms of international cricket. The 35-year-old all-rounder made his last international presence in the Test series against England in June this year.
Grandhomme has expressed that injuries and the growing competition in the national team has prompted him to take this call. In a statement released by New Zealand Cricket, Grandhomme said, “I accept I'm not getting any younger and that the training is getting harder, particularly with the injuries . . I've been fortunate enough to have had the opportunity to play for the Black Caps since debuting in 2012, and I'm proud of my international career - but I feel this is the right time to finish.”
Colin de Grandhomme was born in Zimbabwe, which is also the nation against whom he made his international debut in 2012. He started off his international career with a T20I in February 2012 then played his first ODI and Test in March 2012 and November 2016, respectively.
Grandhomme was part of the New Zealand Test side which defeated India and lifted the first ever World Test Championship trophy. He was also part of the New Zealand ODI team which played the final of the 2019 ICC World Cup against England.
Grandhomme has been a key all-rounder for New Zealand for a long time and he has delivered some good performances.
Matches | Runs | Batting Average | Wickets | Bowling Economy | |
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T20I | 41 | 505 | 15.78 | 12 | 8.61 |
ODI | 45 | 742 | 26.50 | 30 | 4.76 |
Test | 29 | 1432 | 38.70 | 49 | 2.39 |