On a single day, two great veterans said goodbye to Glenn Maxwell, this player retired with emotional message

Cricket News Desk. South African star -by -winner Henrik Klassen shocked the cricket world on June 2 by retiring from international cricket. Klassen, 33, made this announcement on his social media account on Monday. He spoke to focus on his family and future. Heinrich Klassen retired Heinrich Klassen, also said that the representation of the country is the greatest honor for him. It was his childhood dream. Klassen said: ‘It’s a sad day for me because I decided to move away from international cricket. It took me a long time to decide what is best for me and my family in the future. It was a very difficult decision, but it was also a decision that I was completely satisfied. ‘Class and concludes,’ playing with a Protiaz badge on her chest was the greatest honor of my career and will always be. I am eager to spend more time with my family as this decision can do me. I will always be a big supporter of the Protiaz and would like to thank everyone who supported me and my colleagues during my career. ‘Klassen also said he will always support the South African team and thank his supporters. Klassen was the most expensive player for Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2025. It is expected to continue playing in the T20 league around the world. His career was fantastic. The aggressive wicketkeeper batsman played 102 games for South Africa in all three formats. Klassen has scored 3145 runs since his debut in 2018, 60 ODIs and 58 T20I, including all four of his international ages in the ODI. Klassen’s strike rate of 117.14 is the second highest among all players who achieved 2000 ODIs, coincidentally behind Maxwell’s 126.70. Klassen scored an unbeaten 174 out of 83 balls against Australia in 2023 and recorded the highest score of the number 5 batsman in ODIs so far, including 13 sixes and the same fours. Share this story -tags