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Former New Zealand T20I star shockingly switched alliances, Will now play for THIS team in ODIs
Tom Bruce has played 17 T20 matches and scored 279 runs with a strike rate of 122.36, including two half-centuries.
Last Updated on - August 13, 2025 4:08 PM IST
New Zealand batter Tom Bruce has taken a massive decision ahead of the 2027 One-Day International World Cup. He has left the Black Caps and is now going to be seen playing with Scotland. Tom is going to make his debut for his new team in the Cricket World Cup League-2, set to be held in Canada from August 27.
Tum Bruce’s father was born in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. Due to his father being from the country, Bruce is also eligible to represent Scotland. Notably, Tom also played for the Scotland Development in 2016, after which he moved to New Zealand.
Top-order batter Tom Bruise has been playing domestic cricket for Central District since 2014. He was involved in 17 T20 matches for New Zealand between 2017 and 2020, and most recently he represented Central Districts in the Global Super League- held in Guyana.
“There’s a long Scottish history within my family and I know they will be incredibly proud that I am representing Scotland on the world stage. I’ve been fortunate enough to play for New Zealand five years ago, and I want to continue to showcase my skills on the world stage, and help the Scotland team achieve success, as I know the group is capable of achieving success and continuing to grow as a team. I was involved briefly in the set-up back in 2016, and it was an awesome experience. I played alongside and against a lot of the current group of Scotland players, and it’s been great following their development through the years and I’m looking forward to linking up with them again. For me, I want to help the team in any way shape or form to play some consistent quality cricket and ultimately help get us to a World Cup,” Bruce said in a Cricket Scotland statement.
Tom Bruce first made headlines during the 2015-16 Super Smash, where he scored 223 runs at a strike rate of 140.25 for Central Districts. As he is known for his brilliant batting, Bruce also performed brilliantly in the next season, for which he got a place in the New Zealand team for T20Is vs Bangladesh.