Profile
Young Ross Taylor was once labelled as the brightest Kiwi talent since Daniel Vettori and over time, his potential to be an inspiring captain was noticed by the selectors. A part of the Central Districts and New Zealand’s Under-19 sides, Taylor made the transition to the senior Districts team in 2003. His inclusion in the ODI side then came on the back of a successful 2005-06 domestic season where he slammed three centuries. Taylor faced the West Indies as he made his mark in international cricket in 2006.
“Rosco” went on to score his maiden century against the Lankans in only his third ODI and followed that up with a hundred against Australia. Late in 2007, he made his Test debut against South Africa but tasted his first success on the pinnacle of cricket against England at home averaging over 50. An unbeaten 154 was the highlight on the following away tour. Consequently gobbled up by Bangalore in the IPL, Taylor showed his genius when his stunning 81 off 33 balls took his side to an improbable win against the Kolkata in season 2. He was then bought by the Rajasthan in the fourth edition, following which the Delhi signed him in 2012. A year later, Delhi traded him with Pune Warriors for Ashish Nehra.
A copybook batsman, Taylor has the special ability to mix offence with defence. A good puller of the ball, his slog sweep also fetches him runs aplenty against spinners. In his short tenure at the highest level, he has also led the Kiwis in ODIs in the absence of their senior skipper, Daniel Vettori. Taylor was then handed full-time captaincy in all three formats after the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup. However, mixed results under his tutelage compelled the selectors to look at other options, which led to the appointment of Brendon McCullum in Taylor’s place.
Statistics
Show:
| |
Matches |
Innings |
Runs |
NO |
Avg. |
SR |
100's |
50's |
HS |
| Test |
47 |
86 |
3428 |
5 |
42.32 |
57.72 |
8 |
18 |
154* |
| ODI |
119 |
107 |
3558 |
14 |
38.25 |
81.79 |
7 |
21 |
131* |
| T20 |
50 |
46 |
876 |
8 |
23.05 |
119.34 |
0 |
4 |
63 |
| IPL |
51 |
50 |
958 |
13 |
25.89 |
125.55 |
0 |
3 |
81* |
| CLT20 |
13 |
11 |
258 |
2 |
28.66 |
155.42 |
0 |
2 |
65 |
| |
Matches |
Innings |
Balls |
Runs |
Wickets |
BBI |
BBM |
Avg. |
Econ. |
4w |
5w |
10w |
Extras |
| Test |
47 |
6 |
90 |
43 |
2 |
2/4 |
/ |
21.5 |
2.86 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| ODI |
119 |
4 |
42 |
35 |
0 |
0/2 |
/ |
- |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| IPL |
51 |
2 |
12 |
24 |
0 |
0/11 |
/ |
- |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| |
Catches |
Stumpings |
Runouts |
| Test |
74 |
0 |
0 |
| ODI |
83 |
0 |
7 |
| T20 |
33 |
0 |
2 |
| IPL |
16 |
0 |
1 |
| CLT20 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| |
Matches |
Won |
Lost |
Tie |
No Result |
Win percentage |
| Test |
13 |
4 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
30.77 |
| ODI |
20 |
6 |
12 |
0 |
2 |
30 |
| T20 |
13 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
46.15 |
| IPL |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
| CLT20 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Career
Span:
- Test:
- 2007-2013
- ODI:
- 2006-2013
- T20:
- 2006-2013
- IPL:
- 2008-2013
- CLT20:
- 2009-2012
- Test
-
- Debut:
- New Zealand Vs South Africa at New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg - Nov 08, 2007
- Last played:
- New Zealand Vs England at Lord's, London - May 16, 2013
- ODI
-
- Debut:
- New Zealand Vs West Indies at McLean Park, Napier - Mar 01, 2006
- Last played:
- New Zealand Vs England at Eden Park, Auckland - Feb 23, 2013
- T20
-
- Debut:
- New Zealand Vs Sri Lanka at WestpacTrust Stadium,Wellington - Dec 22, 2006
- Last played:
- New Zealand Vs England at Westpac Stadium, Wellington - Feb 15, 2013
- IPL
-
- Debut:
- Bangalore Vs Mumbai at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai (Bombay) - Apr 20, 2008
- Last played:
- Pune Vs Chennai at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai - Apr 15, 2013
- CLT20
-
- Debut:
- Bangalore Vs Cape Cobras at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore - Karnataka - Oct 08, 2009
- Last played:
- Delhi Vs Highveld Lions at Kingsmead, Durban - Oct 25, 2012
