Mark Boucher likely to retire after the England series – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MV-Boucher-c2048, the South African wicketkeeper/batsman, has revealed that he plans to call it a day from international sport after the upcoming tour of England but expressed that he may reconsider his decision if the management wants him to tour Australia
later this year.
The 35-year-old debuted for the Proteas during their tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 in 1997 and since then has been a great servant of South African cricket. Boucher has played 147 Tests, 295 One Day Internationals (ODIs) and 25 T20 Internationals for his country.
The wicketkeeper has 555 Test scalps under his belt, which is a world-record. With one more dismissal, Boucher will become the first keeper of the history of the game to complete 1000 victims in international cricket. On top of that, he has scored more than
10 thousand runs at the ultimate level of the sport.
The upcoming series between England and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757 is an extremely important competition as it will decide the number one ranked Test team of the world. The three-match Test series will commence from July 19th, 2012, at the Oval and it will
be followed by five ODIs and three T20Is.
The legendary cricketer expressed that he is mentally prepared to retire after the tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746, Boucher may make himself available,
if the team requires him.
The cricketer from East London does not play limited-overs cricket anymore for the Proteas.
Boucher said, "My mind is set on finishing after England, hopefully playing all three test matches, and finishing my career on 150 tests for my country. If that happens, I would walk away very happily. There is just one little 'if' -- if my coach asked me
-- but I'm not putting any pressure on him.”
He continued, "I do understand that playing against Australia is a massive competition and if I get asked by my coach, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gary-Kirsten-c58527, to stay on and play, then I might seriously consider it.”
Looking at the stats of the great South African cricketer, it seems highly unlikely that any wicketkeeper will be able to surpass him in the coming years.
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