Vettori retires from international cricket

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Veteran New Zealand player Daniel Vettori has announced his retirement from international cricket.

The decision came after the New Zealand side that lost the world cup final to Australia, landed in Auckland.

Vettori, now 36, was expected to pull the curtain on his international career after the world cup. He thanked Brendon McCullum and Mike Hesson for supporting him in his comeback for the world cup after a long time out with injuries.

Vettori had already announced his retirement from tests in 2014, making his last appearance against Pakistan at Sharjah.

Vettori made his international debut against Sri Lanka in March 1997. He has since gone on to play 113 tests and 295 ODIs (including those for World XI), making him the most capped New Zealand player in both formats.

He is New Zealand's all-time leading wicket taker in ODIs with 305 scalps while second only to Richard Hadlee in tests with 362 wickets. Though primarily a bowling all rounder, Vettori had some unique achievements with the bat as well. He is one of the only three players to have a double of 300 wickets and 4000 runs in tests.  

He also captained the national side between 2007 and 2011, leading his side in 82 ODIs and 32 tests.