{"id":35387,"date":"2026-04-02T06:24:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T06:24:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/02\/rassie-van-der-dussen-announces-retirement-after-declining-south-africa-contract\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T06:25:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T06:25:02","slug":"rassie-van-der-dussen-announces-retirement-after-declining-south-africa-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/02\/rassie-van-der-dussen-announces-retirement-after-declining-south-africa-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Rassie van der Dussen announces retirement after declining South Africa contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p>South African batsman Rassie van der Dussen has surprisingly announced his retirement from international cricket on Thursday, April 2. Rassie van der Dussen made the difficult decision just hours after he was left out of Cricket South Africa&#8217;s central contract list for the 2026-27 season.<\/p>\n<p>Van der Dussen, along with senior star David Miller, were one of the biggest names missing from the new contract list shared by CSA earlier this week.<\/p>\n<h2>Rassie van der Dussen retires from international cricket<\/h2>\n<p>This omission was a clear message from CSA, and it did not take long before the batsman bid goodbye to international cricket.<\/p>\n<div class=\"container mt-4 shorts-section-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"shorts-section bg-primary-light\">\n<div class=\"text-ns\">\n<p>Your daily dose of cricket!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"swiper shortSlider\">\n<div class=\"d-none d-md-block\">\n<div class=\"swiper-short-button-prev position-absolute top-50 translate-middle-y start-0 z-3 c-pointer\">\n<figure><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"swiper-short-button-next position-absolute top-50 translate-middle-y end-0 z-3 c-pointer\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" data-class=\"LazyLoad\" src=\"https:\/\/static.cricketaddictor.com\/assets\/media\/right-circle.svg?q=80\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" alt=\"next\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Also read: David Miller set for international retirement after ignoring South Africa contract<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 35-year-old batsman had earlier hinted that he would not be able to play as much Test cricket this season, but now he has surprised everyone with his sudden retirement. 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