New Zealand’s 2015 World Cup semi-final hero, Grant Elliot, announced retirement from all forms of cricket on Wednesday through a post on Instagram.
New Zealand’s 2015 World Cup semi-final hero, Grant Elliot, announced retirement from all forms of cricket on Wednesday through a post on Instagram.
“Started in Johannesburg finished in Birmingham,” Elliott wrote on Instagram.
“I remember being 12 and writing down my life goals. To play in a World Cup, play international cricket and play county cricket. 27 years on and I have loved every minute of it.
Thanks to all the memorable people I have met that have made this journey special. To family and friends who have given me unwavering support despite all the sacrifices I have had to make that have impacted them,” he added.
Elliot in 2017 had quit international cricket in order to sign a Kolpak deal to play in England’s Natwest T20 Blast. He captained his side Birmingham Bears to a sixth-place finish before taking the decision to call it quits.
Johannesburg-born Elliott played First-Class cricket in South Africa before he moved to New Zealand in 2001. He played 83 first-class games, 211 List A games, and 150 T20 games. For New Zealand, Elliott played five Tests, 83 ODIs, and 17 T20Is.
Meanwhile, the 39-year-old Elliott had a bittersweet campaign at the T20 Blast: while he scored only 80 runs in 10 innings, he compensated that with his 19 wickets from 14 matches – the team’s leading wicket-taker at an average of 19.57 and economy-rate of 7.91.
Re-live Elliott's winning SIX during New Zealand vs South Africa 2015 World Cup semi-final:
Following his retirement from international cricket, Elliott played for a few T20 leagues across the globe including Chittagong Vikings (Bangladesh Premier League) and Lahore Qalandars (Pakistan Super League). He was also part of the World XI squad that travelled to Pakistan last year.
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