vettori

Daniel Luca Vettori (born 27 January 1979, Auckland, New Zealand) is a cricketer who is the current captain of the New Zealand cricket team. Though he was born in Auckland, he was brought up in Hamilton, attending Marian School and later St. Paul's Collegiate School. When available, he plays provincial cricket for Northern Districts and is also an international member of Indian Premier League team the Delhi DareDevils. He is the youngest player to have represented New Zealand in Test cricket, having made his debut in 1996/1997 at the age of 18. Vettori is a slow left-arm orthodox spinner, but he is known for his flight and guile rather than prodigious turn or pinpoint accuracy. In December 2008, he joined the illustrious few to have reached the all-rounder's double of 200 wickets and 2000 runs in Test cricket. He is the first cricketer of Italian descent to represent New Zealand.

On 26 August 2009, Daniel Vettori became the eighth player and second left-arm bowler (after Chaminda Vaas) in history to take 300 wickets and score 3000 test runs, joining the illustrious club