Ross Taylor Reverses Retirement to Represent Samoa in T20 World Cup Qualifiers

By Akshay - Sep 05, 2025 02:12 PM
Last updated on Sep 05, 2025 02:12 PM

Ross Taylor To Represent Samoa: Former New Zealand captain and brilliant batsman Ross Taylor has decided to withdraw his retirement from international cricket, but this time he will not play for the Kiwi team but for Samoa, a country with a population of more than 2 lakh.

Ross Taylor Reverses Retirement to Represent Samoa in T20 World Cup Qualifiers

Former New Zealand captain and brilliant batsman Ross Taylor played his last international match in the year 2022, after which he also announced his retirement. Now at the age of 41, Ross Taylor has again announced his return to international cricket, in which he will be seen playing for the team of Samoa, a small country with a population of about 2.18 lakh. Taylor gave this information to the fans by posting on his social media platform Instagram.

Ross Taylor will play in the T20 World Cup 2026 qualifiers

The Samoa team will participate in the Asia-East Asia-Pacific T20 World Cup 2026 qualifier round to be held in Oman for the ICC T20 World Cup to be jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka next year, in which Ross Taylor has been included in the 15-member squad announced by Samoa. Taylor posted on Instagram and wrote that it is official. I am very happy to tell you that I will wear the blue jersey and represent Samoa in cricket. For me this is more than just returning to the game I love. This is a proud moment for my family.

Samoa squad for T20 World Cup 2026 qualifiers

Caleb Jasmat (captain), Ross Taylor, Darius Visser, Sean Solia, Daniel Burgess, Douglas Finau, Sam French, Curtis Hynam-Nyberg, Ben Mailata, Noah Mead, Solomon Nash, Samson Sola, Fereti Sululoto, Saumani Tiai, Ili Tugaga.

Ross Taylor has announced his retirement from international cricket in 2022, after which, according to ICC rules, any player has to complete a period of three years to play for another country, which Taylor has completed. Due to this, Ross Taylor got a chance to play for Samoa. Ross Taylor's connection with this country is because of his mother, where he has a house. Taylor has scored 18199 runs in international cricket while playing for New Zealand and has also played 40 century innings.

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