IND vs SA Test series – After the T20 and ODI series between India and South Africa, the Test series will start now. The first match starts on 26th December.
Both the teams are preparing hard for this. A few days before this match, a player has announced that he will retire after this series. India has won the ODI series 2-1. After this the test series will start.
Retirement from international cricket –
Former South African captain Dean Elgar, who has been included in South Africa’s Test squad for this series. Dean Elgar himself has announced his retirement.
Dean Elgar will retire from international cricket after two Tests. South Africa gave information about this on Thursday.
Dean Elgar is 36 years old. Dean Elgar has been playing international matches for his team for almost 12 years. During this period he played more than 80 Tests and scored more than 5000 runs.
He has captained 17 Test matches during this period. Many of these matches have also been won. Dean Elgar’s statement has also come out.
He says that all good things come to an end. The Test series against the Indian team will be his last series.
Playing cricket was a dream –
Elgar said that he has decided to retire. A game that has given me so much. Cape Town ‘My favorite stadium in the world.’ Where I scored my first Test against New Zealand and hopefully my last.
Elgar said that playing cricket has always been a dream of mine, but the opportunity to represent my country is a special privilege.
Dean Elgar played a total of 84 Test matches, in which he scored 5146 runs. During this period he has scored at an average of 47.38 and a strike rate of 47.38.
He has 13 centuries and 23 fifties in Tests to his name. His highest score is 199 runs, meaning he missed the double century by just one run. Also, he has only eight ODIs for the team to his name.
In this he has scored 104 runs. He has an average of 17.33 and a strike rate of 58.75 in this format. He is considered only as a specialist Test cricketer. It will be interesting to see how Dean Elgar fares in the last two matches of his international career.
