2) BJ Watling
Watling made his Test debut in December 2009 and eight months later, played his first One Day International. He is the first wicket-keeper batsman to score a double hundred for New Zealand in Tests. Watling was born in South Africa before his family moved to New Zealand when he was 10 years old.
Watling is known for playing crucial knocks when his team is in deep trouble. On 16–17 February 2014, Watling played a gritty knock of 124 against India. His 352 run partnership with New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum was at the time the highest sixth-wicket stand in test cricket history.
Watling was a test specialist with a high score of 205. Dale Steyn, had praised BJ Watling during one of the tours. “He is a good player and he doesn’t want to give his wicket away. He is a typical wicket-keeper batsman and…is a very gutsy player,” Steyn said.
In May 2021, Watling announced his retirement from cricket following New Zealand’s tour to England to play in the Test series and the final of the ICC World Test Championship in June 2021.
