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Heinich Klaasen announced his international retirement on Monday. (AP)
South Africa batter Heinrich Klaasen made a shock move to announce his retirement from all formats in international cricket on Monday.
Klaasen, who was recently in action for the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2025 season, wrote on Instagram: “It is a sad day for me as I announce that I have decided to step away from international cricket. It took me a long time to decide what’s best for me and my family for the future. It was truly a very difficult decision but also one that I have absolute peace with.”
Klaasen’s decision comes hour after Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell announced his retirement from ODI cricket.
“From the first day, it was the biggest privilege representing my country and it was everything that I have worked for and dreamed about as a young boy,” the 33-year-old Klaasen added.
“I have made great friendships and relationships that I will treasure for life. Playing for the Proteas gave me the opportunity to meet great people that changed my life, and to those people I can’t say thank you enough. My road to wearing the Proteas shirt was different than most and there were certain coaches in my career that kept believing in me – to them I will always be grateful.
“To have played with the Proteas badge on my chest was and will always be the biggest honour in my career. I look forward to spending more time with my family as this decision will allow me to do so.
“I will always be a big Proteas supporter and would like to thank everyone that supported me and my teammates during my career,” he concluded.
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