David Wiese announces retirement from international cricket

Source: News9live
Author: Prince Thakur

New Delhi: Namibia's star all-rounder David Wiese has announced his retirement from international cricket on June 16. Wiese announced his retirement after his side lost their last group-stage match against England.

He said that the next T20 World Cup is two years away and he had a lot of good time with Namibia and it just seemed like the right time.

"I mean, [the] next T20 World Cup is still two years away, I'm 39 years old now, so , in terms of international cricket, I don't know if there's much left in me. I just feel like what better place to end a special career for me personally with Namibia. I've had a lot of good times with them and to play my last game for them possibly at a World Cup against a world-class team like England, it just seemed like the right time."

He made his T20I debut for South Africa in 2013 and ODI debut in 2015. He also represented the Proteas in the 2016 T20 World Cup where his side got knocked out of the group stage. He ended his international career with South Africa in 2016 and signed a three-year contract with Sussex.

Wiese made his debut for Namibia in the 2021 T20 World Cup and played a crucial role for his side. He has played 34 T20I matches for Namibia and took 35 wickets at a brilliant economy rate of 6.95. He also scored 528 runs at a strike rate of 128.81.

He scored 27 runs off 12 balls with the help of two boundaries and two maximums against England in his last match. Namibia captain Gerhard Erasmus also confirmed that Wiese has played his last game.