Hamilton: Former New Zealand cricketer Ross Taylor revealed that he attempted to get England Test skipper Ben Stokes play cricket for his country of birth. In his recently-published autobiography, “Ross Taylor Black & White”, Taylor talked about his idea to get Stokes play for New Zealand while he was playing for English county side Durham in 2010. But Vaughan’s response was not-so promising, as he stressed on Stokes starting from domestic cricket in New Zealand rather than fast-tracking to the national side. Obviously it didn’t come to anything,” further wrote Taylor. As it happened, Stokes won the 2019 ODI World Cup final for England against New Zealand in a thrilling finale at Lord’s where the hosts won via Super Over.

Source: Stuff August 15, 2022 07:47 UTC