File photo of Farhaan Behardien.©Instagram
South African whiteball specialist and former T20I skipper Farhaan Behardien announced his retirement from professional cricket on Tuesday. The 39-year-old, who played 59 ODIs and 38 T20Is and captained the Proteas in a three match T20 series against Sri Lankan in 2017, took to social media to announce his decision to retire. The all-rounder said the decision to retire from professional cricket after more than 18 years of playing was a difficult one, and the last few weeks have been particularly hard on him.
Mainly a batsman, he made 1074 ODI runs and 518 T20I runs, although it was his prolific run scoring in domestic cricket that stood out. Behardien made his first-class debut in 2004 and scored over 7,000 points in 125 games, with his highest being an unbeaten 150.
He had to wait eight years to make his debut in South Africa and became a fixture in the white ball sides.
He was part of the Proteas’ T20 World Cup campaigns in 2012, 2014 and 2016, as well as the ODI World Cup in 2015.
“18 years have passed. 560 professional matches in all formats, including 97 caps for my country, 17 trophies in the cabinet and blessed with playing 4 World Cups,” Behardien wrote on social media.
He last represented South Africa in November 2018 in a T20I against Australia in Carrara.
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