As the Indian Premier League (IPL 2023) is currently in full swing around the country and the world, therefore on the other hand, important news from the cricket world broke on Wednesday night. Gary Ballance, a former England player who is currently playing for Zimbabwe, has announced his retirement.
Significantly, Balance, who participated in 23 Test matches for England, recently made the decision to represent Zimbabwe. He represented Zimbabwe in one Test, one T20 match, and five One Day Internationals. While he represented England in 16 ODIs and 23 Test matches.
Less than a year after making his Zimbabwe debut, the batter has called time on his professional cricket career 😯
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Garry Balance in his career has scored five test centuries. His most recent hundred came for Zimbabwe in the only first and last games he played for the nation. He played a 137 run inning that was unblemished. The batsman remarked, “After much consideration, I have decided to retire from all formats of international cricket,” according to a release from the Professional Cricketers’ Association that cited Balance.
Gary Ballance, who made his England debut in 2014, participated in 23 Test matches, scoring four hundreds and seven half-centuries. He played for the English club’s county team Yorkshire, who won the County Championship in the 2014 and 2015 seasons. Along with teammate Azim Rafiq, he was found to have made racial remarks in December of last year. After this he demanded to release himself from the club.
In 24 Test matches throughout the course of his career, Gary Ballance amassed a total of 1653 runs, including 5 hundreds and 7 half-centuries. In addition to this, he also amassed 454 runs, including 4 half-centuries, in 20 ODI innings. He scored 30 runs in a T20 International in addition to this. He batted with his left hand. The 33-year-old cricketer’s name is among a limited group of cricketers who have represented more than one nation.
