Martin Guptill retired suddenly before the Champions Trophy

New Zealand opener Martin Guptill has retired on Wednesday from international cricket. He is the first batsman to score a double century in the World Cup. Guptill played an unbeaten innings of 237 runs against the West Indies in the 2015 World Cup. He has contributed to international cricket for the Kiwi team for 14 years.

He said in his speech that as a youth, playing for New Zealand has always been my dream. I consider myself lucky as well as proud to have played 367 matches for my country. I want to thank all my teammates and coaching staff. Especially Mark O'Donnell, who trained me at the Under-19 level.

Martin Guptill is currently representing Auckland in New Zealand's local T20 league Super Smash. While announcing his retirement at the international level, he mentioned that he would continue playing in franchise leagues around the world. He is also a part of Islamabad United in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). He has been retained by the Islamabad team through the draft.

Martin Guptill has been one of the best players of the Kiwi team in white ball cricket. Guptill has represented New Zealand in 198 ODIs and scored 7346 runs at an average of 41.73 and a strike rate of 87.29. The 38-year-old opening batsman last played for New Zealand in October 2022. Ross Taylor with 8607 runs and Stephen Fleming with 8007 runs have scored more runs than him for New Zealand in ODI cricket.

Martin Guptill is New Zealand's leading run-scorer in T20I cricket. He has represented New Zealand in 122 T20I matches, scoring 3531 runs at an average of 31.81 and a strike rate of 135.70. The right-handed batsman has scored 2586 runs in 89 innings of 47 Test matches for New Zealand at an average of 29.38, including 3 centuries and 17 half-centuries.