Taylor bats away retirement talk
New Zealand's Ross Taylor will celebrate his 100th Test on the series-opener against India this week and the veteran batsman says he does not have any intention of winding downward his overseas career as he nears his 36th birthday.
Taylor became New Zealand's leading run-scorer in Lab tests when he surpassed Stephen Fleming's career tally of 7,172 against Australia found in Sydney last month.
In front of residential home fans in Wellington on Friday, he'll become the nation's fourth cricketer to play 100 Tests after Fleming, Daniel Vettori and Brendon McCullum.
He will also become the first cricketer to reach the milestone in all three major formats.
Far from looking at the final line for his profession, Taylor said he previously been urged to reset his goals in a congratulatory call up from former New Zealand Test out opener and instructor John Wright.
"He said it had been a nice time to relax, but concurrently good to rejig those goals," Taylor said on Tuesday.
"Offer yourself something to chase ... Goals aren't everything but they're a good reminder when your head is going in several directions, to enable you to get back on monitor and present you a focus."
Taylor said he was first keen to be in the body for New Zealand's bid for a maiden T20 Universe Cup name when the men's tournament kicks off in Australia in October.
He would also not eliminate the next one-day World Cup in India in 2023, having played found in the heart-breaking defeat to hosts England found in last year's title-decider.
"First and foremost I would like to reach next year -- the 2020 World Glass and then the home summer -- and then I'll have an idea about how I'm placed by the end of next summer.
"Whether there continues to be a drive, whether I'm sufficient, whether I'm fit plenty of, and whether I deserve my area in the side. If I can tick those, then definitely 2023 is an option."
