The Kiwi white-ball specialist Colin Munro has announced his retirement from international Cricket.

Colin Munro
The left-hander has featured over 100 matches for the Blackcaps and his sole Test appearance came against South Africa in 2013. However, his test career is overshadowed by his brilliance in white-ball formats. He netted 3 tons in international Cricket, along with 19 half-centuries. All those three hundreds came in the shortest version of the game, T20I Cricket, with Munro one of only seven male players to have scored three or more T20I centuries.

Munro played for New Zealand at the 2014 and 2016 T20 World Cups in Bangladesh and India respectively and was a vital cog of the Kiwis' squad that made it all the way to the thrilling ICC Men's Cricket World Cup final against England in 2019 at the Lord's.

However, Munro hoped to make a comeback this time around and to feature this year's T20 World Cup in the USA and the Caribbeans. But the 37-year-old narrowly missed out on getting a called for the showpiece event. Munro will continue to play franchise cricket around the globe.

Reflecting on his career, Munro said featuring for New Zealand was a clear highlight.

“Playing for the Black Caps has always been the biggest achievement in my playing career,” Munro said.

“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.

“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 Black Caps squad for the T20 World Cup now is the perfect time to close that chapter officially.”