Heinrich Klaasen erklärte, dass seine Entscheidung, sich aus dem internationalen Cricket zurückzuziehen
Former South Africa cricket team star Heinrich Klaasen has opened up on his decision to abruptly retire from international cricket. The keeper-batter took the fans by surprise after announcing his decision to step away from T20Is and ODIs on June 2. Now, Klaasen has spilled the beans on his decision and has said that it was due to two main reasons – coach and his contract.
Klaasen explains decision to retire
Speaking to Rapport, Klaasen revealed that he had had a conversation with ex-coach Rob Walters before the Champions Trophy where he had told him that he wasn’t feeling good. He also said that the duo had planned al the way till the 2027 World Cup. However, Klaasen decided to retire after he was excluded from CSA’s central contracts list and when Rob’s negotiations with the board had come to a dead end.
“I had a long conversation with Rob before the Champions Trophy, and I told him I didn’t feel good in my heart about what was going on. I wasn’t enjoying it that much. We talked nicely, we planned everything nicely up to and including the World Cup in 2027. So when he finished as coach and the negotiations [with CSA over contracts] lief nicht wie geplant, es machte meine Entscheidung viel einfacher,„Klaasen sagte.
Er leitete die Proteas in 9 T20IS. Obwohl er kein großer Beitrag zum Test Cricket war, war er ein wesentlicher Bestandteil des ODI- und T20I -Setups. Im 50-Over-Format sammelte er 2141 Läufe zu seinem Namen mit durchschnittlich 43,69 aus 60 Spielen. In 58 T20IS gelang es ihm, 1000 Läufe zu erzielen.
Heinrich Klaasen hat seinen sofortigen Rücktritt von International Cricket angekündigt und mit den Proteas-Männern eine angesehene siebenjährige Karriere beendet.
Der 33-Jährige kündigte am Montag an, dass er sich von den White-Ball-Formaten entfernen würde, die seinen…
