Ross Taylor: Confident of being fit for English Tests, WTC final vs India

Veteran New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor says he was confident about his comeback with overcoming a calf strain and becoming fit ahead of the two-Test series against hosts England and the mega World Test Championship (WTC) final against India.

New Zealand will begin their English campaign with the first Test against England from June 2 at Lord's London. While they will face Virat and company from June 18 in Southampton.

The 37-years-old Taylor has been in the spotlight as the dependable batsman for New Zealand during the series but recently he suffered calf strain New Zealand's training at their high-performance center in Lincoln this month.

However, Taylor allayed those fears on Monday. "Obviously, you don't want to have those little niggles and this [calf] niggle came about trying to get the hamstring right," he told espncricinfo.com

"It's part and parcel of being an international cricketer," he said.

Taylor along with BJ Walting and Neil Wagner, were scheduled to depart for England on Monday.

of it when you get older. If you get a calf or a hamstring injury at 32, nothing's made of it, but when you're 37, there's a few more headlines, but it is what it is, and I'm comfortable with where I'm at," said Taylor.

"[A] hundred-odd Tests later, [England is] still a great place to play cricket -- probably one of the best tours to go on. Obviously being in a bubble is going to be a bit strange. Thirteen years ago, fond memories of that tour and still to date one of the best innings I've played in Manchester in the second Test," he said.