24 Facts About Ross Taylor

1. Ross Taylor played a magnificent knock in the first ODI against Pakistan at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi and built a healthy stand with Tom Latham.

2. Ross Taylor fails to connect a delivery from Hafeez coming down from the orbit.

3. Ross Taylor throwing gesture at Mohammad Hafeez 'disgraceful', says Pakistan skipper Sarfraz Ahmed.

4. Ross Taylor appeared to query the bowling of part-time offspinner Hafeez whose action has been deemed illegal by the ICC several times.

5. Ross Taylor throwing gesture at Mohammad Hafeez 'disgraceful', says Sarfraz Ahmed.

6. Ross Taylor sold 50,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction including American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Ross University School of Medicine, and Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine.

7. Ross Taylor singed to MGM in 1954 and was propelled to solo success An obvious number that typified the sound is, 'Cloudburst', which Lambert, Hendricks and Ross turned into a hit vocalese version.

8. Ross Taylor was then caught behind to end the over.

9. Ross Taylor became only the sixth player in ODI history to score centuries against all test playing nations and first from New Zealand.

10. In the first Test, Ross Taylor made his first Test match double-century and highest test score of unbeaten 217 in a composed and classy innings.

11. Ross Taylor has served as the national captain for all formats.

12. Ross Taylor was awarded the Man of the Match and donated the $NZ 500 prize to the Lansdowne Cricket Club in Masterton.

13. Ross Taylor scored his second century in his ODI career on 18 February 2007 against Australia.

14. Ross Taylor scored his maiden one day century in front of a delighted crowd in Napier, playing against Sri Lanka on 28 December 2006.

15. Ross Taylor has played English cricket for Norwich and Coltishall Wanderers in Norfolk.

16. Ross Taylor scored a match-winning innings of 81 from just 33 balls for Royal Challengers against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to seal an improbable victory for his team in 2009.

17. In total Ross Taylor hit eight sixes and five fours for the Stags.

18. In the 2011 auction, Ross Taylor was sold to the Rajasthan Royals.

19. Ross Taylor was picked up by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 2008 Indian Premier League auction.

20. Ross Taylor previously captained the New Zealand Under-19 side in youth internationals.

21. Ross Taylor was educated at Wairarapa College and Palmerston North Boys High School and was a hockey player before shifting his focus to cricket.

22. Ross Taylor is of part-Samoan descent, his mother being from Samoa and his father from New Zealand.

23. Ross Taylor has been an integral member of New Zealand's batting line-up, noticeably starring in the one-day format where his prominent century making keeps the team on target.

24. Ross Taylor had 25 carries for 162 yards and Stockdale had 11 carries for 85.