Daniel Vettori has revealed that he is unlikely to continue playing Test cricket following New Zealand's victory over Pakistan in Sharjah.

The 35-year-old spinner returned from a 28-month absence to help the Kiwis draw the series, but he claims that it is not the right time to make a decision about retiring due to the death of Phil Hughes last week.

"I suppose the current timing, what's happened in the last few days, it doesn't feel appropriate to make a big statement, so I thought that I'd just sit back and enjoy the Test win as much as I can," Vettori told reporters.

"It's been amazing to come back into the group and obviously the performance of the guys which is something that I will treasure for ever, but it is tinged with the sadness about Phil's passing.

"I think the group doesn't feel like celebrating, we tried to commemorate Phil's memory in the best way we can because a number of the guys knew him well. We saw him as one of us."

Vettori has taken 362 wickets and scored over 4,500 runs in 113 Test matches.