Veteran wicketkeeper Barendon Taylor returned to Zimbabwe’s Test team during the second Test against New Zealand after four years of absence due to the ICC ban. Taylor opened his name in record books for longevity, with his first international match for Zimbabwe since 2021.
Brendon Taylor returned to Zimbabwe’s test side after the ICC served a three -and -a -half -year ban imposed by the ICC for violation of anti -corruption and anti -doping rules. He had accepted funds and gifts from a businessman and failed to report timely approaches during his visit to India in 2019.
Taylor last played for Zimbabwe in September 2021, with his final test appearance against Bangladesh in July 2021. After the completion of his ban, he became available for selection for Zimbabwe, which currently looks at New Zealand’s 1–0 running series.
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Brendon Taylor becomes the longest active testing cricketer serving the longest time
Brendon Taylor has become the longest active testing cricketer serving the longest. He also surpassed England’s Pacer James Anderson in terms of career period.
Zimbabwe Batter made his debut against Sri Lanka in Harare and is now playing the 35th exam of his career. Since 1989, among cricketers, only Sachin Tendulkar has been playing a long test career, playing for more than 24 years.
Ervin said in the toss, “He (Brendon Taylor) has brought a lot of peace, he was also with people in the first Test and has been fantastic around the change room.”
The longest test career:
| Player | Team | From | To | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilfred rhodes | England | 1 June, 1899 | April 12, 1930 | 30 years 315 days |
| Brian Close | England | July 23, 1949 | July 13, 1976 | 26 years 356 days |
| Frank Woolie | England | August 9, 1909 | August 22, 1934 | 25 years 13 days |
| George Headley | West indies | January 11, 1930 | January 21, 1954 | 24 years 10 days |
| Sachin Tendulkar | India | November 15, 1989 | November 16, 2013 | 24 years 1 day |
| John Tricos | South Africa/Zimbabwe | February 5, 1970 | March 17, 1993 | 23 years 40 days |
| Jack hobbes | England | 1 January, 1908 | August 22, 1930 | 22 years 233 days |
| George Gun | England | December 13, 1907 | April 12, 1930 | 22 years 120 days |
| Sid Gregory | Australia | July 21, 1890 | August 22, 1912 | 22 years 32 days |
| Freddy Brown | England | 29 July, 1931 | June 30, 1953 | 21 years 336 days |
| Dave nurse | South Africa | October 11, 1902 | August 19, 1924 | 21 years 313 days |
| Brandon taylor | Zimbabwe | May 6, 2004 | August 7, 2025 | 21 years 93 days |
| James Anderson | England | May 22, 2003 | July 12, 2024 | 21 years 51 days |
| Shivanarine chenderpal | West indies | March 17, 1994 | May 3, 2015 | 21 years 47 days |
Brendon Taylor on the verge of joining an elite group in Zimbabwe cricket
Brendon Taylor is on the verge of joining an elite group in Zimbabwe cricket. In international cricket, he needs just 62 runs to reach a 10,000 -run milestone. Taylor has scored 9,938 out of 284 matches, including 2,320 in tests, 6,684 in Odis and 934 in T20s with 934 with 17 centuries and 57 half -centuries.
Taylor can only become a third Zimbabwe player to cross by 10,000 runs. Andy Flower (11,580 runs) and Grant Flower (10,028) are the only players to receive it. He ranks fourth among the Zimbabwe batsmen in Test cricket behind Andy Flower, who goes with 4,794 runs at an average of 51.54.
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