Name: Ross Taylor
Born On: March 8, 1984, Lower Hutt
IPL Team: Bangalore Royal Challengers
Country: New Zealand

Luteru Ross Poutoa Lote Taylor is a New Zealand cricketer. He has captained the New Zealand Under-19 side in youth internationals. Taylor has highest first-class scores of 132* in the State Shield domestic one-day competition in 2003-2004, and 217 in the State Championship in 2007-2008.

 

Ross Taylor could be just what New Zealand need in the wake of the mass of departures from their batting line-up: an aggressive top-order batsman capable of taking up the challenge to world-class attacks. He made a flying start to the domestic 2005-06 season, with three centuries, and was soon in his country's limited-overs side. In only his third match, Taylor hammered a superb 128 against Sri Lanka at Napier and he followed it up with 84 at better than a run a ball in his first ODI outside New Zealand, at Hobart against Australia in January 2007.

 

But in both matches he suffered from cramps and would be keen to eradicate that problem as he strives for more lengthy innings. He scores heavily from the pull and from slog-sweeping the spinners and his free-flowing game has made him a hit with crowds. At home he was dropped against Bangladesh, but return in style against England with his maiden century, 120, at Hamilton and then followed that with a memorable 154 at Old Trafford, confirming he now carries New Zealand's batting hopes.

 

 

 

Batting Statistics:
	Matches	Inngs	Runs	HS	Avg	SR.Rate	100	50
IPL - I	4	4	149	53	37.25	183.95	0	1
IPL - 2	11	11	280	81*	31.11	134.61	0	1
Bowling Statistics:
	Matches	Inngs	Runs	Wikets	BM	Avg	Eco.	4 W
IPL - I	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
IPL - 2	11	1	13	0	-	-	13.00	-