BJ Watling has announced he will retire from all cricket at the end of New Zealand's upcoming Test tour of England. This will mean that form and fitness permitting, he will end his career with two Tests against England at Lord's (June 2-6) and Edgbaston (June 10-14), followed by the World Test Championship final against India, which is scheduled to be played from June 18 to 22 in Southampton.
The 35-year-old Watling will end his career as arguably New Zealand's greatest-ever wicketkeeper-batsman in Test cricket. He has scored more runs (3381) than any other wicketkeeper from his country, and at a better average (39.77) than any New Zealander to have kept wicket in at least ten Test matches. He also has more dismissals (257) than any other New Zealand keeper, apart from ten catches as an outfielder.
He became the 9th wicketkeeper to hit a double hundred and the first to hit a double hundred against England in 2019.
Also he has played 28 ODIs and scored 573 runs and 05 T20Is and scored 38 runs.
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