A tribute to Daniel Vettori on his 38th birthday

#3 A telling record

The spinner picked up 362 wickets

Playing for close to two decades, Vettori earned several records. He is the second highest wicket-taker in Test cricket for New Zealand with 362 wickets, behind Sir Richard Hadlee. In ODI cricket, he is in pole position in terms of the wickets for his country with 305 wickets. Overall, he is the all-time highest wicket-taker for the Kiwis with 705 wickets across all formats and 22 five-wicket hauls.

He is also the most capped cricketer for the Kiwis in Tests as well as ODIs with 113 and 295 matches respectively. The numbers suggest that he is the most successful left-arm spinner to have played the game of cricket.