“It’s all about money”- Twitter reacts as Dwaine Pretorius retires from international cricket to play T20 leagues
His best performance in T20I came against Pakistan in Lahore in 2021. There, he returned with the figures of 5/17- his only fifer in international cricket. These are also the best figures for South Africa in the shortest format of cricket.
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South African all-rounder Dwaine Pretorius has retired from international cricket with immediate effect. While announcing his retirement, he expressed his desire to play more franchise cricket around the world.
In his statement released on Cricket South Africa‘s official website, Pretorius said: “A few days ago, I made one of the toughest decisions of my cricketing career. I have decided to retire from all forms of international cricket.”
The 33-year-old wants to have a better balance in his career and family life and will continue to play franchise cricket. “I am shifting my focus to T20 and other shorter formats for the rest of my career,” he added.
Pretorius has represented South Africa across all three formats. He played 30 T20Is, 27 ODIs, and three Tests. Across all formats, the all-rounder has amassed 1895 runs and scalped 77 wickets since making his international debut in 2016. He retired with a batting strike rate of 164 in T20Is.
His best performance in T20I came against Pakistan in Lahore in 2021. There, he returned with the figures of 5/17- his only fifer in international cricket. These are also the best figures for South Africa in the shortest format of cricket.
He was a regular face in South Africa’s white-ball cricket matches and was a part of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in 2019, as well as the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. He was South Africa’s first-choice all-rounder for the 2022 T20 World Cup but was ruled out of the tournament due to a fractured thumb. Since then, he lost some ground to Marco Jansen in white-ball cricket.
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Although Dwaine Pretorius has retired from international cricket, he will be back on the field while playing for Durban Super Giants in the inaugural SA20 league. And later, he will be back with the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Pretorius made his debut in the IPL in 2022 when CSK snapped him at the mega-auction. In the six matches that he played, he scored 44 runs at a strike rate of 157.14 and scalped six wickets at an economy of 10.00.
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