Watch: Ross Taylor Walks Out With Kids To Celebrate His 100th Test Appearance in Wellington

Ahead of the first Test match between India and New Zealand at Wellington, all the hype was around Ross Taylor who was on the verge of creating a feat no other player had managed before. The veteran batsman had already played 100th T20I match for his country in the final T20 versus India.

On Friday, he achieved his 100th cap in Test cricket as well, to become fourth New Zealand player to do so behind Brandon McCullum, Daniel Vettori and Stephen Fleming respectively.

Moreover, with his 100th cap in Test cricket, the Taylor became the first player in the history of cricket to play 100 matches across formats.

To mark this momentous occasion, against India, the 35-year-old came out to play alongside his kids, and the three of them attended the national anthem on Friday morning.

Ross Taylor comes out to play in his 100th Test match, accompanied by his children:

? In the bonds of love we meet ?

? A moving moment as @RossLTaylor celebrates the opening of his 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣th @BLACKCAPS Test Match alongside his children and his teammates, as his family watch on from the stands #TaylorTon #NZvIND pic.twitter.com/qmT9cSS89V

— Sky Sport NZ (@skysportnz) February 20, 2020

It was a landmark achievement for Taylor, who became the first player ever to amass 100 caps across each format of the gentleman’s game. To make the moment all the more special, the Kiwis batsman was accompanied by his kids, when he came out on the field.

The right-handed batsman was the lone warrior in New Zealand’s previous Test series versus Australia, and in his 100th Test match, Taylor would be gunning to go out and whack a couple of big shots.

The 35-year-old has been in good touch lately, helping the Black Caps win 3-0 in the ODI series.

He would want to keep the momentum going, considering that the two-match Test series versus India is a big opportunity for the Kiwis to add to their tally in the ICC World Test Championship.

New Zealand are sixth in the points table, with sixty points, while the visitors are at the top, with 360 points, having won all their seven matches so far.

Talking about the first Test, the hosts had earlier won the toss and asked India to bat first.

The first day’s play has been called off due to another spell of rain. India managed to score 122 for five in 55 overs.