New Zealand’s Martin Guptill has decided to retire from international cricket. Guptill, who played all three formats of the game, marked the end of a glittering career. Guptill, one of the world’s best openers, left an indelible mark on international cricket as he had played 367 matches for the Black Caps. He scored 23 international centuries and set many records, especially in white-ball cricket.
Martin Guptill’s Promising Start In INT Cricket
Martin Guptill first represented his country New Zealand in an ODI in January 2009 against the West Indies. A few months after that, in February of the same year, he represented New Zealand in the T20Is. He marked his Test career debut by playing for New Zealand in March 2009 itself.
Martin Guptill’s Overall Career
Martin Guptill represented New Zealand at the international level till 2022. In total, he has played more than 350 matches in his international cricket career by representing the blackcaps in ODIs, T20Is, and Tests. This includes 198 ODIs, 122 T20Is and 47 Tests. Guptill’s T20I record reads 3,531 runs. He was the first man to emerge from New Zealand and set the record for scoring the highest number of runs ever in that match. For ODIs, Martin Guptill could have made 7,346 runs so he stands at third on the most run-scoring list of ODIs for New Zealand and two people score more than him. Those include Taylor and Stephen Fleming. For his test cricket, he managed 2,586 runs. In total, during his entire cricketing career, Martin Guptill scored 23 centuries and 76 half-centuries.
Martin Guptill’s Early Days In Cricket
Martin Guptill early showed the talent that made him stand apart from the rest. In 2009, he became the first New Zealand player to score a century on ODI debut against the West Indies at Eden Park. His break year also kept his name on the ICC World ODI XI list. The same year, Martin Guptill made history by becoming the first New Zealand player to score an ODI double-century in the year 2015. Thus, he is the man responsible for three of the four individual highest scores against New Zealand in ODI.
Martin Guptill In ODI’s
However, it was a few great innings that constituted his career and such an innings came in the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup quarter-final against the West Indies. On that day, Martin Guptill bashed 237 not out and made the record of the highest individual score in a World Cup match as well as New Zealand’s first-ever ODI double-century. Other notable knocks include his unbeaten 189 against England in 2013 and 180* against South Africa in 2017, which counts among New Zealand’s highest scores in the ODI format.
Martin Guptill In T20Is
Martin Guptill was one such cricketer to watch even in the format of T20I, scoring two memorable tons-one an innings of 101* off 69 balls against South Africa in 2012 and the other an innings of 105 off 54 balls against Australia in 2018.
Martin Guptill In Test Match Career
Though he is more of a specialist for limited overs, Martin Guptill was also a consistent test player, scoring 2,586 runs in 47 Test matches. Among his three test match centuries, there are a career best of 189 against Bangladesh in 2010, 109 against Zimbabwe in 2011 and 156 against Sri Lanka in 2015.
During the international career that has lasted over more than 13 years, Guptill ran for more than 13,000 runs for New Zealand and proved to be the backbone of their batting line. Martin Guptill’s legacy will always be remembered as one of the most consistent and prolific top order batters in the sport.
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Atharva Shetye
