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Martin Guptill’s Biography

Martin James Guptill a cricket player for New Zealand who competes internationally bats first in the limited-overs versions of the game. Guptill holds the current record for the greatest individual score in Cricket World Cup matches and the second-best score in One Day Internationals of 237 not out. 

He is the first cricketer from New Zealand and the fifth overall to have hit a double century in a One Day of International competition.  Guptill participated in his 100th T20I game in March 2021. 

Guptill has amassed more than 600 T20I runs at the cricket ground at Eden Park. He is the first and only player in T20I history to score 500 and 600+ runs at a single location.

Martin Guptill’s Age

Martin Guptill was born on 30 September 1986 in Auckland New Zealand. Martin Guptill's age is 36 years. His Zodiac Sign is Libra.

Martin Guptill’s Childhood

Guptill's left foot has just two toes. He suffered three toe losses in a forklift accident when he was just 13 years old. Within the New Zealand cricket team he goes by the moniker Two Toes.

Martin Guptill’s Education

Martin Guptill attended Kelston Boys' High School for four years and Kelston Boys' Primary School. After he changed to Avondale College where he played cricket.

Martin Guptill’s Family

Martin Guptill’s father’s name is Peter Guptill and his mother’s name is Jan Henderson. His cousin Michael Guptill-Bunc played cricket for Auckland. Raewyn Thomas is the name of his younger sister. 

Martin Guptill’s Wife

Laura McGoldrick (2014-Present)

Laura McGoldrick is a woman gifted with many talents. She is an actress radio personality news anchor and sports reporter. At the age of 19 when interviewing Martin Guptill for The Cricket Show Laura McGoldrick had her first encounter with him. She admits that while she doesn't get nervous easily her first glimpse with Martin got her butterflies. They struck up a friendship right away and after a while began dating. The couple who were smitten with one another wed in September 2014. 

Laura McGoldrick says that in the past when she needed to brush up on her knowledge of cricket she would turn to her family but these days she turns to her incredibly gifted husband. Laura McGoldrick stated that being apart from Martin who frequently travels for his cricket competitions makes her love him more and more every day. 

The firstborn child of Black Cap batting star Martin and his cricket broadcaster wife Laura Wee Harley Louise Guptill was born on October 4th 2017. Teddy or Theodore James Guptill was born on February 15th 2021. 

Martin Guptill’s Struggles

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Martin Guptill’s Cricket Career

Domestic Career

Guptill competes in domestic cricket for Auckland and club cricket for Suburbs New Lynn. In his first and second innings of first-class cricket which he played in March 2006 he scored a four-ball duck and 99 respectively. Guptill represented Derbyshire County Cricket Club in the second part of the 2011 English county cricket season.

T20 Career

He was chosen to represent the Edinburgh Rocks in the inaugural Euro T20 Slam cricket competition in July 2019. However the competition was abandoned the next month. Prior to the 2020 IPL auction the Sunrisers Hyderabad released him.

Lendl Simmons' injury forced Guptill to fill in for Mumbai Indians in the 2016 Indian Premier League and in the 2017 Indian Premier League he played for Kings XI Punjab.

He was signed by Karachi Kings in April 2021 to participate in the Pakistan Super League 2021 games that were postponed. He was signed by Kandy Falcons in the 2022 Lanka Premier League in July.

IPL Career

Martin Guptill was purchased by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League in December 2018

ODI Debut Career

Guptill made his debut for New Zealand at the 2006 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka. He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for New Zealand on January 10 2009 against the West Indies in Auckland. He was the first New Zealander to score a century on his ODI debut and his 122 not out is the second-highest debut score in ODI history. He was also the first New Zealander to bat through an entire ODI inning. In the first Test at Hamilton in March 2009 he played his maiden Test match against India and recorded scores of 14 and 48. The ICC included him in the World ODI XI for his 2009 efforts. 

Guptill contributed to the then-fifth-highest team total in ODI history during New Zealand's 2013 tour of England by posting back-to-back unbeaten hundreds at Lord's and Southampton totalling 189 not out which was at the time the best score by a New Zealander in an ODI (359).

Guptill scored an unbeaten 237 off 163 balls against West Indies in the quarterfinals at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington breaking his previous World Cup record. As New Zealand scored 393 the highest total in a World Cup knockout match he became the first player to record a double century in a knockout stage game. He finished the competition with 547 runs being the leading scorer after recording three ducks in group matches.

He was one of twenty players who received new contracts from New Zealand Cricket in May 2018 for the 2018–19 campaign. He was included in New Zealand's team for the 2019 Cricket World Cup in April 2019. Guptill was selected for the New Zealand team to compete in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in August 2021. 

Guptill became the second batsman to reach 3 000 runs in T20I cricket on November 3 2021 during New Zealand's T20 World Cup match against Scotland. After being left out of the team for the India T20 series Guptill was removed from his national contract signalling the end of the experienced batsman's international career. Guptill has 7346 runs in One Day International cricket as of December 18 2022.

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Martin Guptill’s Controversy

Controversial Run-Out

With MS Dhoni looking solid in the crease the game was destined for a last-over outcome. A brilliant direct shot from Martin Guptill ended MS Dhoni's tenure at the crease for a knock of 50 and dashed the Indians' hopes when 25 was needed off of 10 balls.

Guptill recalled his spectacular throw and said that anything other than a direct would not have done the trick while pointing out how near to the crease Dhoni was. The run-out according to New Zealand captain Kane Williamson was unbelievable and improved his team's chances of winning the match.

Colin de Grandhomme was present but it needed to be a direct hit because I believe Dhoni was quite close to the crease (display distance between Dhoni and crease) meaning if it had been taken he would have been safe. It was a very intense game Guptill was quoted in a Prime Video video.

My regular position is at mid-off so I believe I may have been there. Clearly it was a crucial moment in the game. Martin Guptill made an unbelievable run-out for a direct hit at that range. We had a much greater chance to reach the finish line because it was a huge wicket Williamson remarked.

Martin Guptill’s Networth

Martin Guptill’s estimated Networth is $20 Million (Approx 17 Crores INR) Martin Guptill has signed a contract with Kookaburra Cricket.  He owns cars like Audi and a Mercedes SUV. 

Martin Guptill’s Social Work

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Martin Guptill’s Awards

• During the 2011–12 season Martin Guptill received the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal.
• In 2012 he was again named New Zealand Player of the Year.

Martin Guptill’s Records

• In 2013 Guptill smashed back-to-back undefeated ODI hundreds against England. At the time he set a world record for the most runs scored in a three-match bilateral ODI series by scoring 330 runs in three matches.
• Martin Guptill was the fifth player overall and the first New Zealander to score two centuries in an ODI. His 237 not out is still the second-best total in ODIs and the highest individual score in World Cup cricket.
• As an opener who went unbeaten the whole ODI innings Guptill holds the record for the highest individual score (237*).
• At Adelaide in November 2015 Martin Guptill was the first player to face a pink ball in a day-night Test match. He was the initial man to be fired.
• Guptill's 17-ball fifty is tied for the second-fastest fifty of all time and the fastest ODI fifty by a New Zealander.
• Guptill leads all New Zealand cricketers with three ODI scores of 180 or more.
• Guptill achieved the rare feat of scoring a century against each of the other nine full-member Test-playing nations in January 2018 to become the second New Zealand player and ninth overall.
• In T20I cricket as of February 2019 Guptill had scored the second-most runs. Prior to Rohit Sharma breaking his record he had the highest score.
• Guptill has over 600 T20I runs in the Eden Park cricket ground as of April 2021. Guptill has over 600 T20I runs in the Eden Park cricket ground as of April 2021. In a single venue he became the first and only cricketer to score 500 and 600+ T20I runs.
• Guptill has scored 3497 runs as of September 2022 which ranks third most in T20I cricket.

3 Unknown Facts about Martin Guptill

• Due to an accident caused during his childhood Martin Guptill lost three toes on his left leg.
• Martin Guptill looks up to MS Dhoni as his idol. 
• Martin Guptill is called the silent Assailant by his teammates for his outstanding delivery.

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