Ned vs Eng - Pieter Seelaar proclaims premature retirement because of continual again damage

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Pieter Seelaar, the Netherlands allrounder who has captained the nationwide aspect for the final 4 years, has retired from global cricket with rapid impact because of a continual again damage.

Scott Edwards, the wicketkeeper-batter who has made two half-centuries within the ongoing ODI collection towards England and captained the aspect within the moment fit towards England, will take over as captain.

“Since 2020, my again issues were given worse to such an extent that – a lot to my be apologetic about – I’m not ready to present the whole lot I have were given,” Seelaar mentioned in a commentary launched in a while sooner than England finished their run chase.

Roland Lefebvre, the KNCB’s top efficiency supervisor, mentioned: “Pieter’s enter has been precious, first as a participant and later additionally as captain. His control taste is open, truthful and clear, which has all the time been liked by means of the gamers.

“He can glance again upon a stupendous global profession which sadly involves an premature finish. We want him the easiest for the longer term.”

Seelaar was once appointed captain in 2018 after Peter Borren‘s retirement. His largest success was once main the aspect to victory within the qualifying event for the 2021 T20 International Cup, whilst he has additionally captained towards a number of primary countries within the ODI Tremendous League.

He has struggled with a again damage lately which he annoyed in his aspect’s heavy defeat towards England in Friday’s first ODI, lacking Sunday’s defeat with Edwards main the aspect in his absence.

Seelaar finishes his profession as Netherlands’ most-capped T20I participant, their main T20I wicket-taker, their second-most-capped ODI participant and their joint-highest ODI wicket-taker. He has performed over 300 video games for them in all codecs throughout a 17-year profession.

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