Published: Jul 24, 2015, 04:56 AM (IST)
Edited: Jul 24, 2015, 04:56 AM (IST)
New Zealand batsman, Grant Elliott, sent out a tweet on Punjab producing 4,200 mega watts of solar power by 2022. Although the tweet was something not related to his field or his team, it sounded to be highly confusing as on to what context was he saying it and was referring to. Born South African and having played for South Africa A, Elliot moved to New Zealand in 2001 to pursue his cricketing dream. It took him six years to qualify and play for New Zealand. A technically sound batsman, Elliott has the rare ability to move the ball either way with a short run up. Mitchell Santner, Grant Elliott awarded New Zealand central contracts
Punjab to generate 4,200 MW of solar power by 2022. @PunjabGovtIndia #solarpower #PunjabSolarSummit
— Grant Elliott (@grantelliottnz) July 23, 2015
Elliott had a poor Test debut against England in 2008, but earned a Surrey contract. Later that same year was picked as a replacement for Jacob Oram in the ODI series in England and made a huge impact in all departments. He had a decent run, and next year he scored an ODI hundred against Australia — the first by a New Zealand batsman at SCG. He also put up a decent show in the Champions Trophy that year. Grant Elliott and Luke Ronchi score twin blistering centuries to beat Leicestershire by 198 runs in warm-up tie
Persistent knee injuries ruled him out for some time, especially during the World Cup. Though he made it to the squad following Oram’s retirement, he remained inconsistent. He was brought back for the ODI series against South Africa in 2013 where put up a decent all-round show, but it was not enough to cement a place. The surprise came when he was picked for the New Zealand squad for World Cup 2015. Grant Elliott becomes fifth batsman to score fifties in semi-final and final of same World Cup
