On June 16, the Namibia team suffered a 41-run defeat in a rain-affected match against England. With this defeat, Namibia’s journey in the T20 World Cup 2024 has come to an end. The team has played four matches so far, out of which they won only one match. For this reason, the Namibian team could not reach the Super-8. Meanwhile, Namibia’s star all-rounder has announced his retirement after the team’s defeat.

After the defeat against England, Namibia’s star player David Wije has announced his retirement. The match against England was his last international match. In his last international match, he played a stormy innings of 27 runs in 12 balls at a strike rate of 225. However, he could not make the team win in his last match.

On David Wije’s retirement, Namibia captain Gerhard Erasmus said, “He did not want to open. But this is his last game. It is good to see him batting. He is a nice person. We have learned a lot from him off the field and he has been an inspiration to us. I am disappointed at not qualifying for the Super-8.”

This is what David Wiese’s international career was like

David Wiese Talking about his international career, he managed to score 330 runs in 15 ODIs at an average of 25.38. He has also scored a half-century in ODIs. In T20Is, he has 624 runs and 59 wickets in 40 innings at an average of 24.0. Apart from Namibia, Wije has also played cricket for South Africa.

Let us tell you that 39-year-old David Wije has been a part of the RCB and Kolkata Knight Riders squads in the IPL. He played a total of 15 matches in the IPL, scoring a total of 127 runs and taking 16 wickets. Wije may have retired from international cricket, but he will continue to play in cricket leagues around the world.