Colin Munro reckons his time as an international cricketer is coming close to an end, and he himself is coming to terms with it. After not being picked in the New Zealand T20 World Cup squad, batsman phased out of the side due to a poor run of form, and as it stands, with a new crop of players emerging, it seems like there isn’t a scope for a comeback for the Kiwi.
Munro said in an interview that he would’ve been more adamant to fight back at the age of 25 or 26, but now that he’s nearly halfway past in his 30s, he wants to look forward to playing T20 leagues. He last played an international game in February 2020 against India, a series the Kiwis lost 5-0.
“I’ve grown up a little bit, if this was 25 or 26-year-old Colin getting that information I would have been all over social media too much. Whereas now I’ve sort of just gone about my business and know that chapter is probably closed.
And I’m just fortunate enough that there are some leagues around the world that I can still ply my trade and get looked after pretty well,”
the 34-year-old said.
The dashing southpaw has been a part of the Caribbean Premier League, Pakistan Super League, Big Bash League and the Hundred this year and has scored plenty of runs to warrant a place in the T20WC squad. However, with Daryl Mitchell showing great promise in the setup, he was eventually shown the cold shoulder.
Munro complimented the head coach Gary Stead for the progress he’s made in the last 12 months and said it would be wrong on his part to go question their expertise. Munro has also been doing a lot of work in the world of media as an expert for some local media houses in New Zealand.
Having made his international debut in 2012 against his birth country South Africa, he represented the Kiwis in 57 ODIs and 65 T20Is. He made just one appearance in the longest format of the game and got 15 runs in the one innings he batted against the Proteas.
