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South African all-rounder Johan Botha announced his retirement from all forms of cricket in early 2019.
Since then he has been busy with his coaching career.
He is currently 36 years old. And at this age, this Protea star will suddenly return to 22 yards. But not in South Africa; This time he will play in Australian cricket.
The fan has signed a contract to play for the Hobart Hurricanes at this year’s Big Bash.
Botha has been named to Australian Test Captain Tim Payne’s squad for the national team.
Botha played the last game of his career for the Hurricanes in January 2019. He announced his sudden retirement from service.
He has lived in Australia for the last few years. There he also obtained citizenship. Tasmania’s assistant coach in the Sheffield Shield, Australia’s premier national first club competition.
This time, Botha said about going into the field with the bat and the ball: ‘I shoot at the net while training. I did myself running a marathon for about 3 hours. “I can see from practice that I am as fit as ever and I still feel like I can contribute enough to the team.”
Botha has played 5 Tests, 6 ODIs and 40 Twenty20 Internationals for South Africa. The all-rounder has also played 34 IPL matches.
References: Hindustan Times
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