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[rich041187]

Daniel Vettori's brilliant international career has come to an end after helping his team reach a world cup final. Just wondering how highly people rated him? I know he didn't turn it massively but he was one of the most consistent and reliable performers iv ever seen (econ rate of just 4 in this wc) and often enabled a small nation in NZ to overachieve. He also gave hope to bespectacled juniors everywhere that they too could become a star athlete. Is he befitting legendary status??

[ProCricketer1982]

define legendary?   Lara, Ponting, Tendulkar, Warne

I'd say personally he's highly rated and will be remembered as such. Legend?? probably not in that class.

[uknsaunders]

Great servant to NZ Cricket, not sure legendary outside of NZ. He did carry the attack at times and was a decent bat. To me, and this will probably apply to Stuart Broad when he retires, he was a decent test match player but maybe never quite good enough to be a top performer. I remember Panesar out bowling him on an Old Trafford turner despite Vettori having last use of the wicket. However, to NZ cricket he will be a hero.

Is he off to the IPL retirement home this spring?

[WalkingWicket37]

A legend - in my eyes yes, but to the majority of the world I doubt it.
He was a truly great servant to New Zealand and to my mind truly iconic spinner!

He wasn't a massive turner of the ball, but nobody demonstrated change of pace, flight and angle on the crease better than Vetori.

[Gurujames]

All the kiwi's thought he was great. I always thought, particularly in the middle of his career, that he was mediocre in a poor side and that made him appear a better player than he was.

[arsenal123]

I loved that period where he was everything NZ cricket. 

Bowled half the overs, batred 6 (best bat at the time), captain, coach, selector.  Pretty certain he was coach driver, team analyst and social secretary at the time too! 

[Manormanic]

He was not quite out of the top drawer, but you have to give some credit for the way he carried a poor side in the middle years of his career, often being the best batsman as well as the best bowler.  Would have have got into a lot of other test sides?  Possibly not...

[procricket]

For a guy who started a genuine number 11 he became very decent indeed.

I would say he was a resourceful cricketer somebody I admired.

Fair play and very good player.

[trypewriter]

He was not quite out of the top drawer, but you have to give some credit for the way he carried a poor side in the middle years of his career, often being the best batsman as well as the best bowler.  Would have have got into a lot of other test sides?  Possibly not...

Disagree on that. Good, reliable, consistent player and you knew what you were going to get. Always a battler too, and every team needs those.

[ProCricketer1982]

He was not quite out of the top drawer, but you have to give some credit for the way he carried a poor side in the middle years of his career, often being the best batsman as well as the best bowler.  Would have have got into a lot of other test sides?  Possibly not...

he'd have been 26 in 2005.. far far better than a certain Mr Giles

[tushar sehgal]

Legend? maybe not but definitely a very good player, showed that what you lack in skill can be overcome in my opinion. Wasn't he top bowler/all rounder in rankings at one point? Considering the spin bowling stocks around the world, at his peak, I see him potentially getting into SA, WI, Eng & maybe Aus test sides which isn't a bad thing.

[procricket]

Left arm spinners name better of the period I can only think of one really

[ProCricketer1982]

Legend? maybe not but definitely a very good player, showed that what you lack in skill can be overcome in my opinion. Wasn't he top bowler/all rounder in rankings at one point? Considering the spin bowling stocks around the world, at his peak, I see him potentially getting into SA, WI, Eng & maybe Aus test sides which isn't a bad thing.

that's true, who was SA's and WI's spinner at the peak of his career? Warne probably just nudged it for Aus until 2007 at least

[tushar sehgal]

that's true, who was SA's and WI's spinner at the peak of his career? Warne probably just nudged it for Aus until 2007 at least

WI has had Benn for a while, can't remember who there before him, SA was that tall guy can't remember the name of him and before him was Nicky Boje

[ProCricketer1982]

WI has had Benn for a while, can't remember who there before him, SA was that tall guy can't remember the name of him

I think you'd take Vettori over Benn.  Botha for SA wasn't it for a while?