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Ross Taylor, who won the Sir Richard Hadlee medal recently in a virtual ceremony held online because of COVID-19 restrictions, said that he wants to play until the 2023 World Cup in India.

After back-to-back defeats in World Cup deciders, Taylor hoped it’s third-time lucky for him as he targets the 2023 tournament to be held in India.

Taylor made his international debut in 2006 and has since played 101 Tests, 232 one-dayers and 100 T20s and said he would remain with the Black Caps as long as he felt he deserved his spot and was contributing to the team.

“I’ll see if I can get to (age) 38 or 39, which will be the next World Cup, and we’ll see from there,” he told reporters.

“The biggest thing, I think, is the hunger and the mental motivation to keep getting better, if that’s still there then age is just a number,” he added.