new Delhi: Today is the birthday of former New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor (Ross Taylor Birthday) on 08 March. He was born on this day in the year 1984. The most unique thing about Taylor is that he had been a hockey player before joining cricket. However, then at the behest of friends, he again changed his game and stepped into the cricket world. Ross Taylor is the second batsman in the world of cricket to score a century a day before his birthday. Earlier this record was in the name of former India captain and BCCI President Sourav Ganguly.
name is very special
The name of former New Zealand great batsman Ross Taylor is also very special. Taylor’s full name is Luteru Ross Poutoa Lote Taylor. Ross Taylor made his ODI debut in 2006 against West Indies. However, he could not do much in this match. In this match, he was run out on the score of 15 runs. But, after that he got to see his wonder.
Ross Taylor is famous for his slog sweep
Ross Taylor is considered to be a great middle-order batsman from New Zealand. He faced world class attacking bowlers in the best way. Ross Taylor started his career with a bang in the 2005–06 domestic season by scoring three centuries. Due to this century, he got a place in the New Zealand national ODI team. In his third match at Napier’s ground, Taylor turned the eyes of the world towards him by scoring 128 runs against Sri Lanka. Taylor loved to play pull against fast bowlers and slog sweep against spinners.
The veterans rejected the captaincy, Taylor took over the responsibility
Taylor got a chance to play Test cricket on the tour of South Africa in 2007-08. But, his performance there was not very special, due to which he was dropped from the tour of Bangladesh. However, he later returned on the tour of England, where he played two memorable innings of 120 and 154. In 2010, he was also named captain for the tri-series in Sri Lanka. This was at a time when New Zealand’s legendary cricketers Daniel Vettori and Brendon McCullum refused to take this responsibility. After which Taylor took over the command of the team.