Daniel Vettori, New Zealand - Player profile

Daniel Vettori is one of the most senior figures in the New Zealand squad and he's only 27. He's been around since Perestroika.

Daniel Vettori sticks out like a sore thumb in the New Zealand team because he's a spinner. He wears glasses as well, which is all too rare in professional sport. Admittedly, his glasses have become a bit trendy in recent years and he'll have lost much of the dork vote, but he's still to be admired. He can bat a bit these days as well, which is allowed because he's a spinner and not a medium-pacer. It's the medium-pacers' faults that he has to bat at nine.

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