Guard of Honour, a ovation given by Teammates or Opposition team to the cricketing stalwart on a bigger occasion is now becoming a trend of Modern cricket and several other sports.
Ross Taylor, All time Leading Run scorer for New Zealand Team was given Guard of Honour by the Bangladesh Team when he walked in on the pitch for the last time in the test cricket.
The Kiwi Player had earlier announced that he would be retiring from the International Cricket’s longer Format after the Bangladesh Tour Of New Zealand and the Guard of Honour was given in the same pursuit.
Ross Taylor was seen taking-off his helmet before receiving the Guard of Honour and Shaking hands with the opposing captain Moinul Haque.
With New Zealand already in a strong position thanks to a dominant show from the top order, Taylor played his shots and helped his team cross 400 with a quickfire 28 off 39 balls, hitting four fours in his innings. He fell to fast bowler Ebadot Hossain, after which the Bangladesh players shook his hands and he was giving a standing ovation by the crowd in Christchurch.
Taylor is New Zealand’s all-time highest run scorer in Test cricket and his 19 centuries is the second highest for the country behind Kane Williamson.
New Zealand captain Tom Latham, who saw his team fall to a first-ever defeat at home to an Asian side in the longest format of the game when Bangladesh surprisingly won the 1st Test by eight wickets, led the top order effort by batting 125 overs and scoring 252.
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