Hard-hitting South Africa wicketkeeper-batter Heinrich Klaasen on Monday shocked the cricketing world by announcing his international retirement with immediate effect.
The retirement of Klaasen comes as a shock as just a few days ago he had smashed his second IPL ton in just 37 balls, one of the fastest in league's history
Hard-hitting South Africa wicketkeeper-batter Heinrich Klaasen on Monday shocked the cricketing world by announcing his international retirement with immediate effect.
바카라It is a sad day for me as I announce that I have decided to step away from international cricket,바카라 Klaasen posted on Instagram announcing his retirement.
바카라It took me a long time to decide what바카라s best for me and my family for the future,바카라 he added. 바카라I look forward to spending more time with my family as this decision will allow me to do so."
The 33-year-old was a key part of South Africa's middle order in ODIs and T20Is. He played 60 ODIs, 58 T20Is and four Test for the Proteas scoring 3,345 international runs. Among the most dangerous hitters in the cricketing world currently, the right-hander had a strike rate of 117 in ODIs and 142 in T20Is.
Interestingly, Klaasen's retirement announcement came just a while after another hard-hitting middle order batter, Glenn Maxwell, quit the ODI format. Only Maxwell has scored more ODI runs than Klaasen at a better strike rate.
The retirement of Klaasen comes as a shock as just a few days ago he had smashed his second IPL ton in just 37 balls, one of the fastest in league's history. He also had another good season with SunRisers Hyderabad as the South African scored 487 runs in 13 innings and was among the top six-hitters of the season.
He was a key part of South Africa's ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024, and the ICC Men's Champions Trophy 2025 teams.