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[Watch] Neil Wagner Helps New Zealand Batters In Nets After Retirement

image-lt45dn8bNeil Wagner retires with 260 Test match wickets for New Zealand [X.com]

Neil Wagner may have announced his retirement, but his heart continues to beat for New Zealand and his teammates, whom he was seen helping during a critical net session ahead of the first Test against Australia in Wellington. 

The stoic left-arm pacer, who retired as BlackCaps' senior Test specialist on Tuesday (February 27), was seen sweating it out at a practice session at the Basin Reserve ground, even as he got told he won't be picked in the playing XI for the first Test due to tactical reasons. 

While the team management and the selectors indirectly determined his fate and pushed him into calling it a day at the Test level, Wagner wasn't one to feel let down by the circumstances and was seen rolling his arms in full steam during a practice session for the Kiwi batters, aiding their preparations. 


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Exhibiting remarkable commitment and dedication towards the BlackCaps badge, soon after an emotional announcement in the press, Wagner was back in the nets to help the rest of his teammates train in the best possible manner for the challenging Test series against the Trans-Tasman rivals. 

Wagner had previously rubbished retirement talks but revealed today he was contemplating his exit from Tests and international cricket for New Zealand for quite some time. The 37-year-old is one of the most courageous fast bowlers of the modern era and is renowned for his great hustle and perseverance towards upstaging the opposition batting line-ups.

Often tasked with providing New Zealand breakthroughs with the old ball when the pitches didn't respond to their swing merchants, Wagner was a highly instrumental cog in his team's wheels at the Test level. 

He retires from Tests as the fifth-highest wicket-taker for New Zealand, bagging his 260 scalps from 64 matches at an average of 27.57 with best figures of 7 for 39.