Former South Africa captain Dean Elgar has announced his retirement from international cricket after the two-match Test series against India. The left-handed opener played in 84 Tests and his eight one-day internationals for South Africa over his 12-year career.
The 36-year-old has consistently performed well for his team in longer match formats over the years. Following the resignation of Quinton de Kock, Dean Elgar was appointed full-time Test captain. In June 2021, he captained the team against West Indies.
South Africa red-ball coach Shukri Konrad backs the Proteas to maintain their proud Test record against India, while Themba Bavuma aims for the 2023-25 World Test Championship.
In a statement issued, Dean Elgar said he was grateful for the opportunity to serve his country over the past 12 years and said the home series against India would be his last in South African colours. He said it would be a match. He hopes to end his Test career in Cape Town on a high note.
“It has always been a dream of mine to play cricket, but to have the opportunity to represent my country is awesome!” Having had the privilege of working internationally for 12 years What I was able to do is far beyond my imagination. It was a great trip with great experiences.
“As the saying goes, ‘All good things must come to an end.’ The home series in India will be my last as I have taken the decision to retire from the beautiful game. A game that gave me so much. The Cape Town Test will be my last. My favorite stadium in the world. The place where I scored my first Test run against New Zealand, and hopefully my last Test run. place.
“I will always be grateful for the opportunity to represent my country and the lessons I learned along the way. It was definitely the best learning experience of my life.” Dean Elgar said. p>
Dean Elgar has scored over 5,000 runs at an average of 37.28 since his Test debut against Australia in 2012, including 1300 and a career-best 199 against Bangladesh in 2017. Also includes orchids. He helped the left-handed pitcher bat first and lead the team to third place. The second edition of the ICC World Test Championship saw him win with a 2-1 series victory over India at home in January 2022.
Dean Elgar has performed very well this season with 402 runs in 6 innings for the Titans in the 4-day domestic series, averaging 80.40 runs, leading the Proteas with 2 matches to show good performance in Tests may be interested in doing so. Series starting December 26th.
