New Zealand cricketer Martin Guptill has announced his retirement from international cricket after a 14-year career, scoring 23 centuries and a total of 14,877 runs in ODIs, T20Is, and Tests. He holds the national record for the most runs in T20Is with 3,531 runs.
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