South African Republic Heinrich Klaasen (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan, File) Former South African cricket Heinrich Klasen announced his retirement from an international cricket at the age of 33 and quoted changes in coaching and inability to reach an agreement with South Africa cricket about his participation in the main leagues of T20 along with international obligations. Initially, Klasen planned to continue playing a cricket of white ball until the World Cricket World Championship in South Africa.Rob Walter’s departure as a coach and appointment of Shukri Conrad, who led the White Ball side, led to uncertainty in Klasen’s career plans. Although the best ODI Scorer in South Africa has been omitted from the list of contracts since 2023, he was omitted from the list of contracts.Klasen has been in cricket T20 with a dominant force since 2022 and accumulates 3,833 runs in 145 performances for South Africa and various franchises. He maintained an impressive 35.49 and a strike of 158.19, including three centuries and the 25th 1950s.In ODIS since 2023 Klasen scored 1 345 runs in 30 matches on average 51.73 and a strike rate of 135.58, with three centuries and seven fifty. Previously, he left the test cricket after playing four matches between 2019 and 2023.
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“I have felt for a long time that I really did not care about any of my performances and whether the team won or not. This is a bad place,” Klasen Rapport said.“I Had and Long Conversation with Rob Before the Champions Trophy, And I Told Him I Did Not Feel Good In My Heart About What Was Going On. I Was Not Enjoying It Much. As Coach and the (Contract) Negotiations (with CSA) did not go as planned, it Made my decision and Lot Easier, “he added.Negotiations with cricket South Africa failed because Klasen’s participation in Major League cricket would prevent him from playing on the TRI-ONION series in Zimbabwe-Nový Zimbabwe and White-Ball tour to Australia.Quiz: Who is the IPL player?Family considerations also played a role in their decision. “I can spend six or seven months at home now. My family needs it. They were four years long with a lot of travel. I need a little rest,” said Klasen, who has two and half -year -old daughter.During his career, Klasen was known for his signature whip shot against spinners. He represented South Africa at recent main tournaments, including the World Cricket Championship of ICC 2023, World Cup T20 2024 and Trophy 2025 Champions.His ODI career closed 2,141 runs in 60 matches on average 43.69, including four centuries and the 11th 1950s. In the T20 International, he scored 1,000 runs with the highest score of 81 and five half century and maintained a strike of 141.84.The highlight of his career was a powerful shift of 174 against Australia in the Supersport Park in 2023, which is the second highest score that has ever seen Batsman number five in ODIS.
