Talisman Vettori steps down from captaincy [Merged]

[Mian Hassan]

aniel Vettori confirmed he would be stepping down from the captaincy after the World Cup, making the second Test at the Basin Reserve his last at the helm. Vettori has captained the side in 32 Tests since he took over from Stephen Fleming in 2007, and sits third on the list of most Tests captained for New Zealand, behind Fleming (80) and John Reid (34).

Vettori said that the plan had always been to step down after the World Cup and that nothing had occurred to convince him to extend his tenure as skipper. "I made that decision three and a half years ago," Vettori said. "So that's it. My timing was always to finish after the World Cup and that stays the same."

Vettori's stint has been a disappointing one for New Zealand, as his captaincy coincided with a significant dip in form for the Test team. Under him, New Zealand have won only six Tests in three years, with four of those wins coming against Bangladesh. They have lost eighteen Tests and drawn thirteen, with nine series losses out of thirteen.

Throughout his captaincy, Vettori has been New Zealand's most consistent performer with the ball, taking 116 wickets at an average of 33.38, ahead of Chris Martin's 93 scalps at 35.08. He has also been routinely called upon to provide stability to New Zealand's batting from the lower order. He's hit four centuries and nine fifties as captain and his aggregate since taking over - 1917 runs - stands behind only Ross Taylor's and Brendon McCullum's during the same period. For much of his captaincy, Vettori has been New Zealand's talisman. A tireless workhorse with the ball, and a courageous fighter with bat in hand.

"There are always regrets, you always want to perform better," Vettori said. "But I can walk away from the captaincy thinking that I gave it everything, particularly with my performance."

The captaincy hasn't been entirely joyless though for Vettori as he singled out victories that brought him satisfaction during his tenure as leader. "The Test win against England and the Test win against Pakistan last year were highlights. Just seeing a group of young guys come into the team [has also been a highlight]. It's a vastly different outfit from the one I started captaining and I think there are some really talented players there."

Vettori also sees a bright future ahead as long as New Zealand's young squad can capitalise on their talent, but claims the team lacks genuine strike power. "If we can get the most out of the likes Taylor, Ryder, McCullum, Guptill and Williamson in the years to come, I think there's an exciting team there. We still need to find fast bowlers coming in. You always want to find guys who can penetrate, so if they come along, that would be great."

Despite stepping down from the captaincy, Vettori confirmed he would continue to play Test cricket and has no plans for retirement as yet. "Test cricket is the part of the game I love. I want to play for as long as I can. There are still a lot of things I want to achieve, so there's no way I'm stepping away from Test cricket."

He will captain the side in the upcoming one-day series against Pakistan, before leading the team to the World Cup. "We've got six one-dayers and then the big World Cup, so there's still a lot of captaincy to come. So that last game-hopefully the World Cup final, that's when the weight [of the captaincy] will be lifted."

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I guess he couln't take it that he got hammered by us

[AZ]

always struck me as a reluctant captain.

put in a good shift though, time to move on for the Kiwis.

[Mian Hassan]

I think they will go for Ross Taylor... but i really don't see any leadership skills in him

[the Great Khan]

lol..an "average" Pakistan team thrashed them...they were expecting to smash us with mcullum and co but as usual we always fight when no one expects us too..the kiwis should learn a lesson and never ever doubt us again!

[Sledger]

I didn't see the game but I caught highlights of the presentation and was surprised at how well Vettori spoke lol. For once, showed a bit of humility.

My personal choice would be McCullum but I guess Taylor will get the job.

[Blitz]

retiring opposition captains now. We must play India

[ScotRaz]

Good bye and don't let the door hit in the a55 on the way out.


His actions in the last couple of years have tarnished a very good reputation he had built up. So bye bye.

[zains_rulez]

Hahaha , Crying baba making himself retired hurt !!

Bye Bye

[Amjid Javed]

Daniel Vettori confirmed he would be stepping down from the captaincy after the World Cup, making the second Test at the Basin Reserve his last at the helm. Vettori has captained the side in 32 Tests since he took over from Stephen Fleming in 2007, and sits third on the list of most Tests captained for New Zealand, behind Fleming (80) and John Reid (34).

Vettori said that the plan had always been to step down after the World Cup and that nothing had occurred to convince him to extend his tenure as skipper. "I made that decision three and a half years ago," Vettori said. "So that's it. My timing was always to finish after the World Cup and that stays the same."

Vettori's stint has been a disappointing one for New Zealand, as his captaincy coincided with a significant dip in form for the Test team. Under him, New Zealand have won only six Tests in three years, with four of those wins coming against Bangladesh. They have lost eighteen Tests and drawn thirteen, with nine series losses out of thirteen.


Throughout his captaincy, Vettori has been New Zealand's most consistent performer with the ball, taking 116 wickets at an average of 33.38, ahead of Chris Martin's 93 scalps at 35.08. He has also been routinely called upon to provide stability to New Zealand's batting from the lower order. He's hit four centuries and nine fifties as captain and his aggregate since taking over - 1917 runs - stands behind only Ross Taylor's and Brendon McCullum's during the same period. For much of his captaincy, Vettori has been New Zealand's talisman. A tireless workhorse with the ball, and a courageous fighter with bat in hand.


"There are always regrets, you always want to perform better," Vettori said. "But I can walk away from the captaincy thinking that I gave it everything, particularly with my performance."

The captaincy hasn't been entirely joyless though for Vettori as he singled out victories that brought him satisfaction during his tenure as leader. "The Test win against England and the Test win against Pakistan last year were highlights. Just seeing a group of young guys come into the team [has also been a highlight]. It's a vastly different outfit from the one I started captaining and I think there are some really talented players there."


Vettori also sees a bright future ahead as long as New Zealand's young squad can capitalise on their talent, but claims the team lacks genuine strike power. "If we can get the most out of the likes Taylor, Ryder, McCullum, Guptill and Williamson in the years to come, I think there's an exciting team there. We still need to find fast bowlers coming in. You always want to find guys who can penetrate, so if they come along, that would be great."


Despite stepping down from the captaincy, Vettori confirmed he would continue to play Test cricket and has no plans for retirement as yet. "Test cricket is the part of the game I love. I want to play for as long as I can. There are still a lot of things I want to achieve, so there's no way I'm stepping away from Test cricket."


He will captain the side in the upcoming one-day series against Pakistan, before leading the team to the World Cup. "We've got six one-dayers and then the big World Cup, so there's still a lot of captaincy to come. So that last game-hopefully the World Cup final, that's when the weight [of the captaincy] will be lifted."

Source - Cricinfo

[Amjid Javed]

Guess Mcullum or Ross Taylor will be looked at to take over.

[khalil1986]

Sore loser all that comes to my mind.

[sal2010]

Originally Posted by khalil1986 Sore loser all that comes to my mind.

That thought did cross my mind too!

[giri26]

This was expected as NZ has had a torrid time in recent times. The loss to Bangladesh, India and now a home series loss to Pakistan something had to give. NZ were never a great team but were tough to beat at home in the past. They have lost that edge in the recent times as teams have been able to beat them easily at home too.

[Mian Hassan]

Everyone knows That was not even Our Strongest Squad And New Zealand looked very average this guy was underpressure to give up

[Mian Hassan]

He doesn't even Spin the ball that much ... but still had a very good career

[waqar_ahmad]

Under vettori, all the good work done by Fleming, has been undone. NZC's biggest mistake was to sack Fleming as captain

[Amjid Javed]

I think captaincy for Taylor maybe to much for handle at moment. I think with keeping duties gone Mcullum should be made skipper.

[ads101]

What a bad loser. Just because he lost against Pakistan .

[FusedBulb]

I won't say anything about his achievements or failures but this attitude really impresses me. These guys don't make CAPTAINCY a matter of life n death or a question of self centric ego. They bravely give way to others in contrast to subcontinent mindset where one would feel humiliated, degraded, shocked, and sad just by the idea of not being at the helm anymore and some times these captains are forced to exit or replaced or else they won't make a move even if they reach the age of 100 years. Why this dheet mentality ??

[FusedBulb]

And also, Out of a blue moon if a subcontinent captain announces retirement earlier than expected, the entire nation starts mourning, the prime ministers and the presidents get on their knees and start begging the captain to take back his retirement as we "need" him. Why are we such cowards?

[1137moiz]

Originally Posted by FusedBulb I won't say anything about his achievements or failures but this attitude really impresses me. These guys don't make CAPTAINCY a matter of life n death or a question of self centric ego. They bravely give way to others in contrast to subcontinent mindset where one would feel humiliated, degraded, shocked, and sad just by the idea of not being at the helm anymore and some times these captains are forced to exit or replaced or else they won't make a move even if they reach the age of 100 years. Why this dheet mentality ??

Well actually it's AUS that has more of this "subcontinent" attitude. If a captain is replaced, he gets kicked out which is just stupid.

[1137moiz]

Originally Posted by Sledger I didn't see the game but I caught highlights of the presentation and was surprised at how well Vettori spoke lol. For once, showed a bit of humility. My personal choice would be McCullum but I guess Taylor will get the job.

tbh, apart from the Twenty20 2009 whinging about the reverse-swing Vettori is generally a pretty humble decent speaker...I guess he'd had a bad day against Gullaybaaz

[octavian]

Took NZ to new depths, well done Vettori. Guy was never captaincy material anyway. Lacked the charisma and the attitude thats required of a leader to lead the pack.

Hopefully, whoever succeeds him is more of leader than a geek and does a better job for NZ.

[FusedBulb]

Originally Posted by octavian Took NZ to new depths, well done Vettori. Guy was never captaincy material anyway. Lacked the charisma and the attitude thats required of a leader to lead the pack. Hopefully, whoever succeeds him is more of leader than a geek and does a better job for NZ.

r u comparing him with Pakistani captains of the last decade ??

[cric]

Originally Posted by waqar_ahmad Under vettori, all the good work done by Fleming, has been undone. NZC's biggest mistake was to sack Fleming as captain

first time, i seen some one said right thing about newzland decline.

[octavian]

Originally Posted by FusedBulb r u comparing him with Pakistani captains of the last decade ??

No. Pakistan has nothing to do with it. where do you get that idea anyway?

[nsaviguru]

Its about time New Zealand have been awful under his leadership, the only positive during his tenure was his own form. Ross Taylor would do fine job as the next captain.

[PakPrince]

Fleming was sacked? news to me. I think he retired after 2007WC