Vettori's steady rise from gangly to googly

And, anyway, Vettori doesn't want to burn any bridges: "Sir Richard wouldn't speak to me if I took his record away."

Daniel Vettori by the numbers

TESTS
* Matches: 97
* Wickets: 313
* Bowling average: 33.61
* Best bowling: 12/149
* Runs: 3779
* Batting average: 30.72
* High score: 140
* World rank in bowling: 15th
* World rank in batting: 24th
* World rank among all-rounders: 2nd

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
* Matches: 248
* Wickets: 233
* Bowling average: 31.71
* Best bowling: 5/7
* Runs: 1715
* Batting average: 16.33
* High score: 83
* World rank in bowling: 1st
* World rank in batting: 95th
* World rank among all-rounders: 8th

SINCE 2007 IN TESTS
* Matches: 24
* Wickets: 84
* Bowling average: 31.77
* Best bowling: 9/133
* Runs: 1529
* Batting average: 44.97
* High score: 140

Source: Cricinfo Statsguru