South African batter Rassie van der Dussen has shockingly announced his retirement from international cricket on Thursday, April 2. Rassie van der Dussen made this tough call just hours after he was dropped from Cricket South Africa's central contract list for the 2026-27 season.
Van der Dussen, along with senior star David Miller, was one of the biggest names missing from the new contract list shared by the CSA earlier this week.
Rassie van der Dussen retired from international cricketThis omission was a clear message from the CSA, and the batter didn't take much time before making a call to say goodbye to international cricket. Notably, he played 57 T20Is, 71 ODIs and 18 Tests for South Africa and has around 5000 international runs to his name.