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NZ's Daniel Vettori delays Test retirement amidst Hughes' death

Updated on: 01 December,2014 08:00 AM IST  | 
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New Zealand’s veteran spinner Daniel Vettori said yesterday he didn’t feel it appropriate to call time on his Test career after the tragic death of Phillip Hughes

NZ's Daniel Vettori delays Test retirement amidst Hughes' death

Sharjah: New Zealand’s veteran spinner Daniel Vettori said yesterday he didn’t feel it appropriate to call time on his Test career after the tragic death of Phillip Hughes. He staged a comeback in Test cricket after an injury gap of 28 months in the third and final Test here, a match overshadowed by Hughes’ tragedy.



Hughes passed away on Thursday after being hit on the head by a bouncer in a first class match in Sydney. Vettori said he was unlikely to add to his record 112 caps for New Zealand — he also played one Test for ICC World XI in 2005 — but did not officially announce it.


“I suppose the current timing, what’s happened in the last few days, it doesn’t feel appropriate to make a big statement, so I thought that I’d just sit back and enjoy the Test win as much as I can,” said Vettori.

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