Corey Anderson Retires From New Zealand Cricket; signs a 3-year contract with the US MLC T20.

New Zealand The all-rounder, Corey Anderson, has finished his international career and signed a Major League Cricket (MLC) T20 for three years in the United States of America (USA).

Anderson made his T20I debut for New Zealand in 2012 and in total has played 93 international games for the Blackcaps.

The 29-year-old shocked the cricket world when he broke a 100-of-36-ball against the West Indies in January 2014, the fastest 100 in ODI at the time.

While talking to CricbuzzAnderson confirmed the decision to say goodbye to international cricket. He said he is proud to represent New Zealand on the international stage and will always be grateful for what New Zealand Cricket (NZC) has done for him.

“It has been a great honor and a great pride to represent New Zealand. I would have loved to have accomplished and played more, but it is what it is sometimes, and different opportunities come up and send you in a direction that you never thought would be a possibility. Very grateful for all that NZC has done for me. “ Anderson said.

My Fiancée Had a Big Role to Play: Anderson on Moving to America

Stress fractures, groin injuries, chronic back problems and all that, Anderson’s career was hampered forever by injuries, and he slumped after the 2015 World Cup, where New Zealand finished runner-up. After that, he was unable to play regular cricket, and his last game for New Zealand came in November 2018.

The Christchurch boy admitted that his fiancé, Mary Margaret, who is American, played a huge role behind Anderson’s decision to move to the United States.

“It was not an easy decision. I asked myself several questions. What do I want to do now or what do I want to achieve in the next two, five, 10 years? As you get older, you also think about life a little more broadly. And obviously my fiancee Mary Margaret, who was born and raised in America, has had a big role to play in that because she sacrificed so much for me, moving to New Zealand, immersing herself in a different culture there and, and I. I went through a lot of tough times with injuries and time out of cricket. So when the opportunity arose, we thought that living in America is the best, not only for my cricket, but also the best for both of us in general. “ Anderson added.