New Zealand great Martin Guptill has brought the curtain down on his illustrious international career. A top-order batsman, he plied his trade for New Zealand in all three formats and was one of the world’s best openers for most of his career.

Martin Guptill made his New Zealand debut in January 2009 during the home ODI series against the West Indies. In February of the same year, he made his T20I debut before playing his first Test the following month.

He last played for New Zealand in 2022. Overall, the right-handed batsman represented the Black Caps in over 350 games across all three formats. He played 198 ODIs, 122 T20Is and 47 Tests for his national team. Guptill scored 3531 runs in T20Is and holds the record for most T20I runs by a New Zealand player.

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In ODIs, he scored 7,346 runs and ranks third on New Zealand’s list of most ODI runs behind his former teammates Ross Taylor and Stephen Fleming. In Tests, he scored 2586 runs. Guptill reached a total of 23 centuries in all formats, besides 76 half-centuries.

“Growing up my dream was always to play for New Zealand and I feel incredibly lucky and proud to have played 367 games for my country,” Martin Guptill said.

“I will always cherish the memories I had using the silver fern with a great group of guys.

“I want to say a huge thank you to all of my teammates and coaching staff over the years, particularly Mark O’Donnell, who has coached me since the Under 19 level and has been a source of continued support and wisdom throughout. throughout my career.” he added.

Additionally, Guptill said: “To my wife Laura and our beautiful children Harley and Teddy, thank you. Thank you Laura for the sacrifices you have made for me and our family. You have been my greatest support, my rock and my advice through all the ups and downs that come with the game. I am eternally grateful.

“Finally, I would like to thank all cricket fans, here in New Zealand and around the world, for all their support over the years.”

While Guptill has retired from international cricket, he will continue to play domestic cricket and T20 franchise cricket. He is currently leading the Auckland Aces in the ongoing Super Smash.

The illustrious career of Martin Guptill:

That Martin Guptill is destined for big things became abundantly clear when he became the first New Zealander to score a century on his ODI debut in 2009. He achieved the feat against the West Indies at Eden Park. Martin Guptill made it to the ICC World ODI XI that same year.

Later in 2015, he also became the first player from his country to score an ODI double century. Guptill holds the record for scoring three of New Zealand’s four best individual ODI scores. He also scored two centuries in the shortest format of the game, in addition to scoring three Test centuries.

In total, he scored over 13,000 runs in international cricket for New Zealand while representing them from 2009 to 2022.

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