New Zealand have given their hopes of reaching the final of the World Test Championship 2023-25 a major boost after winning all three matches of the three-match Test series against India. The New Zealand team is now scheduled to play a three-match Test series against England at home from November 28, the first match of which will be played in Christchurch. Prior to the start of this series, former Kiwi captain and veteran fast bowler Tim Southee has shocked everyone by announcing his retirement from Test cricket. The past few years have not been very good for the Saudi in Test cricket, after which he has now decided to retire from this longer format of cricket. At the same time, the Saudi holds a world record that no other player in international cricket has managed and it will be very difficult to break it in the coming future.
It is very difficult to break this record of Saudi
Playing all three formats in international cricket is not an easy task for any player, but Saudi has done it very well. Tim Southee is the only player to have taken more than 300 wickets in Tests, more than 200 in ODIs and more than 100 in T20 Internationals. Saudi is the only player to achieve this feat in international cricket and his world record is very difficult to break. Saudi has taken 385 Test wickets so far and is the second highest wicket-taker for New Zealand behind Richard Headley (431 Test wickets). While Saudi has so far taken 221 wickets in ODIs and 164 wickets in T20 Internationals.
He made headlines with his performance in the U-19 World Cup
Tim Southee was part of the New Zealand team in the 2008 ICC Under-19 World Cup, where he took a total of 17 wickets in the tournament and was named the player of the tournament. Apart from four ODI World Cups, seven T20 World Cups and 2 Champions Trophies, the Saudi also has one World Test Championship final in his career.
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