Hamilton, Aug 15 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. Over a Guinness, I asked him if he wanted to come and play in New Zealand. 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.

Source: Stuff August 15, 2022 06:41 UTC