The 34-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman is fondly known as kukatpally Klaasen by telugu people. Klaasen is also known as one of the ‘Kateramma Kodukudulu’ (sons of Kateramma) for his devastating innings for Sunrisers hyderabad in the indian Premier League (IPL). Klaasen, who represented south africa in four Tests, 60 ODIs, and 58 T20Is, is a master at hitting huge sixes. Klaasen, who scored 104 runs in Tests, 2,141 in ODIs, and 1,000 runs in T20Is, did enough to defeat india in the final of the t20 world cup last year with a devastating innings. Klaasen, who played for rajasthan Royals in 2018 and royal challengers Bangalore in 2019, was not seen in the league for three years after that. He has been playing for Sunrisers since 2023. He has been making a name for himself by hitting 51 sixes in the 2023 and 2024 seasons. With this, he was retained for Rs. 23 crores for the current season. This time too, Klaasen scored 105 runs in 39 balls in the match against kolkata Knight Riders. Klaasen was the key player in Sunrisers' huge scores in the league last year. That is why, along with openers Travis Head and abhishek Sharma, he was affectionately called 'Kukatpally Klaasen' by the fans, Kateramma's sons.Klaasen is still 34 years old. He has the potential to play for another two or three years. But, he has retired from international cricket. He has announced that he will only play in leagues. That is, along with Sunrisers, south africa T20. Klaasen can be seen in major league cricket. Despite his age and form, why did Klaasen retire? I mean.. maybe there is some problem with the South African board?
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