New Zealander Colin Munro retires from international Cricket

Veteran New Zealand cricket player Colin Munro has announced his retirement from international cricket, ending his 123-match career with the Black Caps. The New Zealand cricket team is also called the Black Caps.

Munro had not played international cricket for New Zealand since 2020 when he was not included in the New Zealand board's central contract.

Munro announced his retirement after he was not chosen in the New Zealand squad for the 9th ICC Men’s T 20 World Cup, which will be held in the West Indies and the United States of America from June 1 to 29, 2024.

However, Munro will continue to play in the franchise T20 cricket league. He captained the  Brisbane Heat during last summer’s Australian Big Bash League. 

Career of Colin Munro

The left-handed Colin Munro was born in Durban, South Africa and played for Auckland in New Zealand’s domestic cricket. He made his international debut for the Black Caps team in all three formats during the 2012/13 tour of South Africa.

Munro played one Test,57 One Day Internationals(ODI) and 65 T20s.

Colin Munro was mainly known for his exploits in the shortest version of the T 20s. 

He scored a 47-ball century against the West Indies in 2018, which was New Zealand’s national record in T20 International. He also set the national record by scoring a 14-ball 50 against Sri Lanka in 2016, which is also the fourth-fastest 50 in a T20 International.

Munro averaged 31.34 in T20Is with a strike rate of 156.44 — no New Zealander has scored more runs in the formats with a higher strike rate.

Praising Colin Munro's contribution, New Zealand Cricket chief executive Scott Weenink said Munro would be remembered as a pioneering short-form batter.

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