Rassie van der Dussen has retired from
international cricket
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Rassie van der Dussen has
retired from international cricket.
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He brought to a close a
career that was renowned for its consistency in the limited-overs formats.
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He described playing for
the South African national cricket team as the greatest honor of his life.
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He made his international
cricket debut at the age of 29.
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His first match was a
T20I against the Zimbabwe national cricket team.
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Subsequently, he made his
Test cricket debut in 2019. This match was played against the England national
cricket team.
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He played a total of 18
Test matches. His performance in ODI cricket was even more impressive.
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In this format, he
established himself as a reliable middle-order batsman.
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He scored 2,657 runs in
71 ODI matches. His batting average in ODIs exceeded 50.
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For South Africa, only AB
de Villiers holds a higher ODI average than him.
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In Test cricket, he
scored 905 runs. In this format, he registered six half-centuries.
¨ In T20Is, he scored 1,406
runs across 57 matches. He claimed ten half-centuries in T20 Internationals.
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He scored six centuries
in ODIs. Additionally, he recorded 17 half-centuries.
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He confirmed that he
would continue to play domestic cricket.
