Colin Munro

New Zealand's Colin Munro, a bruising top-order batter, on Friday announced his retirement from international cricket after he was not included in the national team for the upcoming T20 World Cup. Munro played one Test, 57 ODIs and 65 T20Is for the Kiwis amassing a total of 3010 runs, but it was in the shortest format the left-hander made a name for himself. In T20Is, he struck runs at an impressive 156.44 and the 37-year-old remains one of the handful of players who have made upwards of 10000 runs across all T20 competitions. The Durban-born cricketer has made 10961 runs from 428 T20s, averaging 30.44 and striking at 141.25. However, Munro's final game for New Zealand came back in 2020 when he appeared in a T20I game against India at Mount Maunganui. Playing for the Black Caps has always been the biggest achievement in my playing career, said Munro in his retirement statement. The fact that I've been able to do that 123 times across all formats is something I will always be ...

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