DTVHINDISouth Africa’s most dangerous batsman in limited overs retired from Test cricket with immediate effect.
Heinrich Klaasen has played 4 Test matches for South Africa and he played the last Test for his team against West Indies in March last year. POTCHEFSTROM, SOUTH AFRICA – DECEMBER 15: James Taylor of England plays a cover drive as Heinrich Klaasen of South Africa keeps wicket during day one of the tour match between South Africa Invitational XI and England at Senwes Park on December 15, 2015 in Potchefstroom, South Africa Africa. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) South Africa’s best wicketkeeper batsman Heinrich Klaasen has decided to retire from Test cricket with immediate effect. Cricket South Africa has issued a press release today i.e. on 8th January in which it has been told that Heinrich Klaasen is going to retire from Test cricket. Let us tell you, Heinrich Klaasen has played 4 test matches for South Africa and he played the last test for his team against West Indies in the month of March last year. Heinrich Klaasen’s record in the first class has been quite good. Klaasen made his Test debut against India in Ranchi in 2019. He has scored 104 runs in four Test matches at an average of 13, of which 35 is his best score. Apart from Ranchi, Heinrich Klaasen has played Test matches in Sydney, Centurion and in 2023, Johannesburg. Heinrich Klaasen is one of the most explosive batsmen in limited overs cricket. He has led South Africa to victory in many important matches in ODI and T20 due to his explosive batting. After retiring from Test cricket, his entire focus will now be on limited overs cricket. Even in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023, this excellent batsman had batted very well and scored important runs for his team. It was very difficult for me to take this decision: Heinrich Klaasen Heinrich Klaasen said, ‘I could not sleep properly in the last few nights and was wondering whether my decision was right or not but now I have decided to retire from Test cricket. It was a very difficult decision because Test has been my favorite format. To reach where I am today as a cricketer, I have faced a lot of battles both on and off the field. It was a great journey and I am happy that I was able to play for my team in this format as well. My baggy test cap was the most important cap. I would like to thank all the people with whom I played Test cricket and who taught me a lot of new things in this format. I am fully prepared for the challenges to come. Not only Hardik Pandya, Mumbai Indians have also traded these players 5 batsmen who have scored more than 3 thousand runs in T20 International matches Top 10 batsmen who hit most sixes in IPL history IPL 2024: Gujarat Titans’ playing XI will be like this under the captaincy of Shubman Gill. 5 players who have scored the most centuries while opening in all formats of cricket Those 5 memorable innings of David Warner in Test…
I am very sad to see that the third Test between India and South Africa was not played: AB de Villiers
AB de Villiers has expressed concern about the future of Test cricket and has also said that nothing good is going on with Test cricket at the moment. AB de Villiers (Image Credit- Twitter) Former player AB de Villiers is very disappointed that the third Test match between India and South Africa was not organized. Let us tell you, a two-match Test series was played between South Africa and India. The first Test was played in Centurion, which was won by host South Africa by an innings and 32 runs. The Indian team won the second and final test match in Cape Town. This test series ended in a draw of 1-1. AB de Villiers has expressed concern about the future of Test cricket and has also said that nothing good is going on with Test cricket at the moment. Let us tell you that even before this many former players have expressed their views regarding Test cricket. AB de Villiers said on his official YouTube channel, ‘I am very sad that we did not get to play the third Test match. We can blame this on T20 cricket, ICC and the schedule. I don’t know who would be right to call wrong. All I can say is that something is not going well. If you want to watch as much Test cricket as possible then there is a great need for change. There is a lot of cricket to be seen in India, Australia and England and I can tell you this. But if you want to talk about the best Test batsmen in the world then change is very important. Former South African captain expressed his views regarding Cape Town wicket Regarding the Cape Town wicket, AB de Villiers said, ‘In my opinion the Cape Town wicket was very good. I remember jumping there the first day. It would have been easier if you had played the first session on the first day. If you look at the players who were playing their shots and not moving around, they were performing well. I remember Ben Stokes had scored this double century. I have also scored a few centuries here. You would like to see bowlers like Philander, Bumrah, Siraj Rabada not bowling on the off stumps. 5 batsmen who have scored more than 3 thousand runs in T20 International matches Top 10 batsmen who hit most sixes in IPL history IPL 2024: Gujarat Titans’ playing XI will be like this under the captaincy of Shubman Gill. 5 players who have scored the most centuries while opening in all formats of cricket Those 5 memorable innings of David Warner in Test cricket which are impossible to forget These 5 star cricketers can earn crores even by modeling IPL 2024: After taking over the captaincy of MI, Hardik Pandya will do whatever he wants, see playing XI 5 test matches which ended in the fewest overs IPL 2024: This strong playing XI of RCB will now bring the trophy to the franchise. Top 10 teams making lowest scores against…
