<p>Injury-plagued New Zealand spinner Daniel Vettori announced he will be sidelined for at least six months but refused to call time on an international career stretching back 16 years.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Vettori said he had informed New Zealand Cricket he could not accept a Black Caps’ contract for the upcoming season as he knew much of the year would be spent in rehabilitation after an ankle operation.<br /><br />“I feel that with my present injury situation it would be wrong for me to take a retainer contract,” he said.<br /><br />“Given the time I’ll need to spend out of the game with my recovery and the level of uncertainty about when I may play again, it doesn’t feel right that I take up a retainer contract this year.”</p>
<p>Injury-plagued New Zealand spinner Daniel Vettori announced he will be sidelined for at least six months but refused to call time on an international career stretching back 16 years.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Vettori said he had informed New Zealand Cricket he could not accept a Black Caps’ contract for the upcoming season as he knew much of the year would be spent in rehabilitation after an ankle operation.<br /><br />“I feel that with my present injury situation it would be wrong for me to take a retainer contract,” he said.<br /><br />“Given the time I’ll need to spend out of the game with my recovery and the level of uncertainty about when I may play again, it doesn’t feel right that I take up a retainer contract this year.”</p>