Rassie van der Dussen Retire: South Africa's star batsman Rassie van der Dussen has retired from international cricket amid the excitement of IPL 2026. Although Rassie van der Dussen is not playing in this IPL, he definitely has a long association with this league. The 37-year-old star player took the decision of retirement after being out of the central contract. South Africa Cricket Board recently released the new contract list of its cricketers, one of the players who were left out was Rassie van der Dussen.

Announced retirement on social media

Rassie van der Dussen announced his retirement from international cricket on social media. He described it as a matter of pride for him to play for South Africa. He appreciated and thanked everyone for their contribution in his cricket journey.

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Whom did South Africa release from the contract?

Rassie van der Dussen is not the only South African player to be out of contract. Apart from them, David Miller, Nandre Berger, Gerald Coetzee and Lizard Williams have also been shown the way out. But, only Rassie van der Dussen took the decision of retirement. Most of the remaining South African players who are out of contract are currently playing in IPL 2026.