Ross Taylor has been appointed New Zealand cricket captain, succeeding Daniel Vettori who stepped down after this year's World Cup. Taylor won the captaincy ahead of wicketkeeper-batsman Brendon McCullum after a long thought. He was recommended for the position by New Zealand's director of cricket John Buchanan, national coach John Wright and acting national selection manager Mark Greatbatch, and generally approved by the board of New Zealand Cricket.
Chief executive Justin Vaughan said Taylor had been "an inspiring deputy to Vettori since taking over the vice-captaincy and shown to be a very capable leader when he has had the chance." "The process to select the captain has been robust," he said. Taylor, 27, has played 30 Tests for New Zealand, averaging 40, and 107 one-day international averaging 36.8.
"I've learnt a great deal about leadership having played under Dan Vettori and feel ready to take on what is one of the maximum honours in New Zealand sport," he said. Vettori was the youngest player to characterize New Zealand when he joined the team in 1998, aged 18. All-rounder Vettori announced prior to the World Cup that he was resigning the Test captaincy and was retiring from one-day and Twenty20 internationals.
Chief executive Justin Vaughan said Taylor had been "an inspiring deputy to Vettori since taking over the vice-captaincy and shown to be a very capable leader when he has had the chance." "The process to select the captain has been robust," he said. Taylor, 27, has played 30 Tests for New Zealand, averaging 40, and 107 one-day international averaging 36.8.
"I've learnt a great deal about leadership having played under Dan Vettori and feel ready to take on what is one of the maximum honours in New Zealand sport," he said. Vettori was the youngest player to characterize New Zealand when he joined the team in 1998, aged 18. All-rounder Vettori announced prior to the World Cup that he was resigning the Test captaincy and was retiring from one-day and Twenty20 internationals.
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