India's defeat in the final of the T20 World Cup 2024 was clearly visible. The biggest reason behind this was Heinrich Klaasen. In this match played in Barbados, South Africa lost 3 wickets at a score of 70. After this Klaasen came to the crease for batting. He played an innings of 52 runs in 27 balls and made the match one-sided. He had become a nightmare for India and the trophy seemed to be slipping out of hand. However, he gave an easy catch to Hardik Pandya and after which India came back in the match. Currently, he was going to participate in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) starting on August 30, but now he has withdrawn his name from this T20 league.

He has cited a family emergency behind withdrawing his name from this league which will run till October 7. Klaasen has not yet disclosed what kind of problem he is facing in his family.

Big loss to this team

Heinrich Klaasen plays spin well. He is famous for hitting straight sixes over spinners on the backfoot. Spinners are also in awe of this shot of his. Klaasen was bought by the St Lucia Kings team in the Caribbean Premier League. Now his absence will be a big loss for the team, as he has been in form since the IPL.

In IPL 2024, he scored 479 runs at a strike rate of 171.

However, Klaasen could not do anything special in the 2022 CPL season. While playing for Guyana Amazon Warriors, he could score only 118 runs in 5 matches at a strike rate of 137. After this, he caught the rhythm which is still continuing. After CPL 2022, Klaasen has scored 2293 runs in T20 matches at a strike rate of 169, which includes 2 centuries and 16 half-centuries.

T20's strong batsman

Heinrich Klaasen is considered a strong T20 batsman. We have seen an example of this in the IPL. He has also showcased his talent many times at the international level.

Apart from international matches, Klaasen participates in different T20 leagues around the world. He has played a total of 211 T20 matches so far. In this, he has scored 4746 runs at a strike rate of 150, which includes 2 centuries and 50 half-centuries. Klaasen is known for hitting long sixes. He has also hit 258 sixes in T20.

Apart from international matches, Klaasen participates in different T20 leagues around the world. He has played a total of 211 T20 matches so far. In this, he has scored 4746 runs at a strike rate of 150, which includes 2 centuries and 50 half-centuries. Klaasen is known for hitting long sixes. He has also hit 258 sixes in T20.