{"id":35772,"date":"2021-02-17T05:28:52","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T06:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=35772"},"modified":"2021-02-17T06:59:30","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T06:59:30","slug":"south-africas-du-plessis-announces-retirement-from-test-cricket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=35772","title":{"rendered":"South Africa\u2019s Du Plessis announces retirement from Test cricket"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Karachi: South Africa’s veteran batter Faf du Plessis has decided to announce retirement from Test cricket.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 36-year-old Du Plessis confirmed his decision through an Instagram post and wrote. “My heart is clear and the time is right to walk into a new chapter.”<\/p>\n

Former Proteas captain started his Test career back in 2012 at Adelaide against Australia where he made headlines with an emphatic match-saving inning in fourth innings of unbeaten 110 off 376 balls.<\/p>\n

He went on to appear in 69 Tests for his country and scored 4163 runs at an average of 40.02, involving 10 centuries and 21 fifties.<\/p>\n

“If someone had told me 15 years ago that I would play 69 Test matches for South Africa and captain the side, I wouldn’t have believed them. I stand in a place of utmost gratitude for a Test career full of blessings bestowed on me,” he added.<\/p>\n

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A post shared by Faf du plessis (@fafdup)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Du Plessis has decided\u00a0make the shortest format his priority for now as 2021 and 2022 are the T20 World Cup years.<\/p>\n

“The next two years are T20 WC years. Because of this, my focus is shifting to this format and I want to play as much of it as possible around the world so that I can be the best player I can possibly be.”<\/p>\n

“I strongly believe that I have a lot to offer to the Proteas in this format. This does not mean that ODI cricket is no longer in the plans. I am just making T20 cricket the priority in the short-term,” he wrote.<\/p>\n

Note, Du Plessis last appeared in Test cricket recently in the second Test against Pakistan in Rawalpindi.<\/p>\n

Read:\u00a0Faf du Plessis quits as South Africa\u2019s Test and T20I captain<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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