Kevin Pietersen has urged South Africa to bring Heinrich Klaasen out of retirement for the 2027 World Cup at home. Klaasen’s stellar IPL form has strengthened the case for his return. With precedents like Quinton de Kock reversing retirement, Klaasen could be key to South Africa’s quest for a maiden World Cup title.

New Delhi: Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen has urged the South African team management to get Heinrich Klaasen out of international cricket retirement in their bid to lift the ICC Cricket World Cup 2027 title on home soil.

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Klaaasen, having retired from international cricket in June last year, has been going strong in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) season with the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). So far, he is the second-highest run-getter this season, with 414 runs in nine innings at an average of 59.14 and a strike rate of 157.41, with four fifties to his name.

Taking to X on Thursday, Pietersen wrote, "South Africa have never won a cricket world cup! There should be a phone call this morning, from the South African cricket board, to Heinrich Klaasen, to ask him if he can rejoin international cricket and be a central figure in their campaign to try and win their first ever World Cup, which will be in South Africa next year."