India, June 2 -- Heinrich Klaasen, the big-hitting South African batter, has announced his retirement from international cricket at the age of 34. Klassen, who recently featured in the IPL for the Sunrisers Hyderabad, will walk away having represented South Africa in four Tests, 60 ODIs, and 58 T20Is. His decision is surely a shocker, but one that he put plenty of time into deciding. Klaasen's announcement comes hours after Glenn Maxwell retired from ODI cricket.

Having announced he was done with Test cricket last year, Klaasen retires with immediate effect, bringing an end to a distinguished seven-year career with the Proteas. The wicketkeeper batter made his One-Day International (ODI) and T20 International (T20I) debuts in the summer ...