Heinrich Klaasen was born on 30 July 1991 and is a South African cricketer who plays for the South African national cricket team in limited overs cricket.
23 Facts About Heinrich Klaasen
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Previously in 2021, Klaasen captained South Africa for the first time in a T20I match.
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Heinrich Klaasen is considered one of the most destructive players in limited overs cricket in the modern era.
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Heinrich Klaasen has reported to be retained by the Sunrisers Hyderabad franchise for INR 23 Crores for the IPL 2025.
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On 2 April 2018, Heinrich Klaasen joined the Indian Premier League side Rajasthan Royals replacing Steve Smith.
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In December 2018, Heinrich Klaasen was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League.
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In September 2019, Heinrich Klaasen was named in the squad for the Tshwane Spartans team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament.
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Heinrich Klaasen was released by the Royal Challengers Bangalore ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.
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Shukri Conrad, a coach at Cricket South Africa's National Academy, stated that Heinrich Klaasen could become South Africa's equivalent of MS Dhoni.
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Heinrich Klaasen doesn't wait for the game to come to him and that is what I like most about him.
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Heinrich Klaasen was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad to play in the 2023 Indian Premier League.
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In February 2023, Heinrich Klaasen scored the second century in the SA20 tournament, making 104 not out from 44 balls for Durban's Super Giants against Pretoria Capitals.
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In February 2017, Heinrich Klaasen was named in South Africa's Test squad for their series against New Zealand, but did not play.
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In February 2018, Heinrich Klaasen was added to South Africa's One Day International squad for their series against India, replacing an injured Quinton de Kock.
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Heinrich Klaasen made his ODI debut against India on 7 February 2018.
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Heinrich Klaasen won his first international man of the match award in his second ODI, in the fourth ODI of the home series against India, with a match-winning 43 runs off 27 balls.
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Heinrich Klaasen made his T20I debut for South Africa against India on 18 February 2018.
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In February 2018, Heinrich Klaasen was named in South Africa's Test squad for their series against Australia, but did not play.
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Heinrich Klaasen made his Test debut for South Africa, against India, on 19 October 2019.
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On 29 February 2020, Heinrich Klaasen scored his first century in an ODI match, making an unbeaten 123 against Australia.
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In January 2021, Heinrich Klaasen was named to captain the South Africa T20I squad for their away series against Pakistan.
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In September 2021, Heinrich Klaasen was named in the South Africa squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
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On 8 January 2024, Heinrich Klaasen announced his retirement from Test cricket, having played only 4 matches since his debut in 2019.