Ex-KKR batter shockingly announces International retirement after T20 World Cup 2024 snub

Veteran all-rounder Colin Munro announced his retirement from International cricket and finally called off on more than a decade-long career with the Black Caps. The decision came a few days after New Zealand Cricket announced their 15-member squad for the upcoming edition of T20 World Cup 2024, which will be held in the United States and West Indies.

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Colin Munro announces retirement

New Zealand Cricket informed about Munro's retirement decision through a post from their official ‘X’ account formerly known as Twitter. Munro expressed his gratitude and called playing for the BlackCaps as his big achievement. He even said that he was hoping to make a comeback for the national side in the T20 format but thinks it is the perfect time for him to call his career after the T20 World Cup squad announcement.

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"Playing for the BLACKCAPS has always been the biggest achievement in my playing career. I never felt prouder than donning that jersey, and the fact that I’ve been able to do that 123 times across all formats is something I will always be incredibly proud of," Munro was quoted by New Zealand Cricket.

"Although it has been a while since my last appearance, I never gave up hope that I might be able to return off the back of my franchise T20 form. With the announcement of the BLACKCAPS squad for the T20 World Cup now is the perfect time to close that chapter officially," he added.

Colin Munro's International career

Colin Munro has played 123 International matches for New Zealand and this included 65 T20Is, 57 ODIs, and a single Test. He had more than 3000 International runs and 7 wickets. He was also BlackCaps' sixth leading run scorer in T20I cricket with 1724 runs. He also had three T20I centuries in front of his name, most by any Kiwi batter. Munro made his International debut against South Africa back in 2012 and played his last International match in 2020 against the Indian Cricket Team.

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