Lizelle Lee retires from international cricket

Lizelle Lee, the hard-hitting South African player, reported her retirement from worldwide cricket on Friday (July 8). The declaration comes in front of South Africa's three-match ODI series against England, which is set to start on July 11. The 30-year-old, who was named ICC Cricketer of the Year 2021, expressed that she will stay accessible to play in global T20 associations. Lee, who made her worldwide presentation, in 2013 in the T20I home series against Bangladesh, has addressed South Africa 2 Tests, 100 ODIs and 82 T20Is, scoring 42, 3315 and 1896 runs separately. In ODIs, she is the second most noteworthy run-getter, behind Mignon du Preez, and the seventeenth most noteworthy generally. Batting principally as an opener, she has broken three centuries and 23 fifties. In T20Is, she has enrolled 1 hundred years and 13 fifties. Her batting numbers in the briefest configuration are awesome by a South African lady and fifteenth most noteworthy overall.She likewise bent over as a wicketkeeper in 19 ODIs and 20 T20Is. "It is with a ton of blended feelings that I declare my retirement from worldwide cricket. From an extremely youthful age, I have lived cricket and needed to address my country at the most significant level," Lee said in an explanation. "Throughout recent years I had the option to experience that fantasy and I believe I have given all that I could to the Proteas. "I feel that I am prepared for the following stage in my profession and will keep on playing homegrown T20 cricket all over the planet. It has been a mind boggling excursion and it could never have been conceivable without every individual who has upheld me during my global profession. I need to thank my family, particularly my better half Tanja for every one of the penances they have made for me to experience my fantasy to address my country. "Much obliged to you to CSA, SACA and all partners required for the open doors and backing you managed the cost of me to make my fantasies about playing for the Proteas work out. My kindred Proteas partners, thank you for the great recollections we have made together. You have made this excursion amazing, and I could never have done this without you. I will constantly be supporting you; we will continuously be rising together. "Ultimately to my fans, I am the individual I am a direct result of the affection and support you have given me all through my global vocation. I anticipate proceeding with this excursion with you in the various associations all over the planet," she closed. Enoch Nkwe, Director of Cricket, said, "It is with extraordinary trouble that we need to say goodbye to a titan of South African cricket early on, but we sincerely regard the singular's choice and her longing to move onto the following section of her playing vocation. "Lizelle has given this country endless essential minutes on the field of play, most prominently in 2021 when she was driving from the front with the bat towards being named the ICC Women's Cricketer of the Year with an end goal to assist South Africa with taking off to second put on the ICC ODI Rankings." Pholetsi Moseki, Cricket South Africa (CSA) Chief Executive Officer, further added, "for the benefit of Cricket South Africa (CSA), I might want to say thanks to Lizelle for her over eight years of administration for the Proteas and hope everything turns out great for her everything for all her future undertakings, including her continuous homegrown vocation at home and from one side of the planet to the other. "Her hazardous batting and her overall gifts at the most elevated level of the game will be profoundly missed by all in the worldwide cricketing clique and by the South African public. The heritage she has abandoned will be felt for some a year yet."