“As a young kid it was always my dream to play for New Zealand and I feel incredibly lucky and proud to have played 367 games for my country,” Guptill said in a statement issued by the New Zealand Cricket.
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“I will forever cherish the memories made wearing the silver fern alongside a great group of guys,” he added.
Guptill has represented the Black Caps in 47 Tests, but played 198 ODI encounters, scoring 7346 runs with the help of 18 major centuries. He also played 122 T20Is, recording two tons, 20 fifties, and 3531 runs in total.
He is the first Kiwi player to reach triple figures on his ODI debut and was also the maiden New Zealander to bring up a double century in the 50-overs format. That came about when he struck 237 in the quarter-final of the 2015 ODI World Cup against West Indies in Wellington.
New Zealand Test captain Tom Latham said Guptill was a true match winner.
“Firstly, I’d just like to congratulate Gup on a fantastic international career. I was fortunate to open the batting with him over many years and I often felt I had the best seat in the house to watch him go about his work.
“On his day Gup was world-class and his crisp ball striking and timing could take down the best bowling attacks in the world.
“His numbers speak for themselves, but it was the matches he helped us win that I’ll remember, along with the way he set the standard in the field,” said Latham.
