Ian Butler

Persistence pays off for determined Butler fours on

Persistence pays off for determined Butler fours onWellington (New Zealand), Mar. 5 : It has taken four years of toil and reinvention for New Zealand fast bowler Ian Butler to make a comeback to the national squad.

When Butler had the Australian all rounder Shane Watson caught behind by Brendon McCullum under the roof at Melbourne''s Docklands Stadium in December 2004, he never imagined there would be a hiatus of over four years before the New Zealand wicketkeeper helped provide the reconstituted seam bowler with his next one-day international wicket.