Heinrich Klaasen is a South African wicketkeeper-batsman who plays in the middle order. He is a destructive batsman and is known for his six-hitting abilities all across the cricketing world. He is a highly-rated South African cricketer and plays in many bigger leagues like IPL, SA20, and other t10 leagues. His heroic performance in last year’s ICC ODI World Cup and 174 of just 83 balls against Australia have put him in the spotlight.
Early life and education
Klaasen was born in Transvaal on July 30; 1991. He completed his high school education at Menlo Park High School and went on to the University of Pretoria for higher education. From the beginning, he was interested in cricket and he started cricket late in college where he found his passion. He debuted for Northerns in 2013 and went on to score big.
Family
He has a happy family of one daughter and a wife named Sone Martin. She is a radiographer and both have a child together named Lara. He also has a younger brother and father in his family. Hence he has kept his personal life in private so no more details are known about his personal life and family yet.
| Name | Heinrich Klaasen |
| Birth place | July 30; 1991in Transvaal |
| Age | 32 |
| Married to | Sone Martin |
| Child | Lara |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree from the University of Pretoria |
| Other family members | He also has a younger brother and father |
International Debut
He was selected as the reserve wicketkeeper-batsman against India in the 2018 home series in place of De Kock, where he was the only batsman from the South Africa team who won the Man of the Match award. He scored a match-winning inning of 69 in just 30 balls helping South Africa to win only the t20 game against India. After that, he was in and out of the team and didn’t have that many chances. He also captained the SA team against Pakistan.
Heinrich Klaasen best performance
His best performance came against Australia where he scored bristling 174 runs in just 83 balls while playing in the middle order. This performance shifted the career of him and the world took seriously. He also performed very well in IPL 2023 playing Sunrises Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals where he scored plenty against spin. He also has a reputation as a very destructive batsman in the South African cricket league where he has played many sensational knocks.
Teams for which he played
- Titans
• South African Invitation XI
• Nelson Mandela Bay Stars
• Rajasthan Royals
• Durban Heat
• Royal Challengers Bangalore
• Toronto Nationals
• Glasgow Giants
• Tshwane Spartans
• Guyana Amazon Warriors
• Durban Super Giants
• Sunrisers Hyderabad
• Seattle Orcas
• Oval Invincibles
• Northerns
Heinrich Klaasen’s retirement from Test cricket
He has recently retired from the longer format of cricket hence he is a shorter format specialist batsman. His test stats are very disappointing and low. He is averaging just 13 in longer format but the reason is he has never been given proper chances and test cricket is not a format of his style because he loves to smash and hit every ball. In his recent outing against West Indies, he announced his retirement from test cricket and will only be focusing on limited-overs cricket as we are heading towards the ICC World Cup 2024. He would be a key member on batting-friendly pitches of the USA and West Indies for South Africa.
Plans
Klaasen is at his peak these years and he has some big events coming to make his name for the nation. We are heading towards IPl 2024 where he has already built his reputation as a destructive wicketkeeper batsman for SRH and then there is T20 World Cup 2024. He would be a first-priority wicketkeeper-batsman for the South Africa World Cup campaign and we are expecting some extraordinary from this extraordinary player.
FAQ
What is Heinrich Klaasen highest score?
His best performance came against Australia where he scored bristling 174 runs in just 83 balls while playing in the middle order.
Is Heinrich Klaasen retire from Test cricket?
In his recent outing against West Indies, he announced his retirement from test cricket and will only be focusing on limited-overs cricket as we are heading towards the ICC World Cup 2024.