The cricketing fraternity was shocked as South African Test specialist Vernon Philander called it quits before the series against England. Philander opened up about this abrupt end to h??is international career recently and called out the chaos within the Cricket South Africa (CSA) regime as the primary cause for his retirement.

Also, Philander spilled the beans regarding the controversial selections during the semi-finals of th?e Cricket World Cup in 2015. In a no-holds-barred interview with Afrikaans newspaper Rapport, Philander accused of racism determining team selections during the crunch game five years back.

Philander suggested that indecisions within CSA forced him to sign a Kolpak deal with Somerset?? and quit the national team during a turbulent time in their ric?h cricketing history.

“As a player, you get to the point where you’ve had enough. CSA’s former management only started looking after themselves, the players were the last ones they worried about. Too many things went wrong in the last while, I had to decide what is the best road ahead for me. Then I decided to retire,” Vernon commented.

“I am 35 now, with a decent career behind me, but I would have considered playing longer if not for the chaos in our cricket administration,” claimed the man with 224 Test wickets to his name.

However, it is not as bleak as it looks for South Africa as they look to amen?d the situation within the board under the directorship of their former skipper Graeme Smith. Also, the likes of Jacques Kallis and Dale Steyn have taken up a mentorship rol??e for the young Proteas squad.

“There’s more credibility back now at CSA. Hopefully, we’ll see a turnaround in fortunes at the administrative level and on the playing field,â€?lamented the Cape Town all-rounder.

While looking back at the 2015 World Cup, Philander alleged that things were going on behind closed doors. Despite being injured, Philander, to his surprise, was selected in the eleven against New Zealand in the semi-final?s at Auckland, in place of in-form Kyle Abbott.

The South African team management desired an unchanged lineup in the semi-finals, but went ahead with a fit-again Philander instead of A??bbott, to fulfill the target of four colored players in the lineup.

“I blatantly and openly told the coach (Russell Domingo) that the best player should play. He told me: ‘You are the best player for the day, you’re playing. But they were clearly not open and honest with me and Kyle. There were definitely things going on behind closed doors,â€?revealed the 35-year old.

Furthermor??e, Philander disclosed that his friendship with Abbott was affected due to the selection, which might have led to the heart-breaking Protean defeat in the high-octane match. “Both of us took a bit of a knock because of what happened there,�concluded the South African cricketer, with 101 international caps across all formats.

Later on, Abbott signed a Kolpak deal midway through the Sri Lanka?n series back in 2017. A majority of the elite cricketers in South Africa have found their way to England with the Kolpak deal. This is seen as the primary reason for the ?Rainbow Nation struggling in international cricket presently.

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All good things must come to an end goes the old adage, and in accor?danc??e with this, quite a few players bid farewell to international cricket in 2017.

Let’s have a look at twelve of the most noteworthy retirements we witnessed this year:

12.) Kyle Abbott

The South African speedster Kyle Abbott retired from international cricket on January 5, 2017. He continues?? to play league cricket across ??the world. The 30-year-old also signed a Kolpak deal with England’s Hampshire cricket club.

Test career �11 matches, 95 runs; 39 wickets
ODI career �28 matches, 76 runs; 34 wickets
T20I career �21 matches, 23 runs; 26 wickets

11.) Rilee Rossouw

The Proteas batsman retired from international cricket on the same day as Abbott. Rossouw continues to play league cricket across the globe. He recently featured in the T10 league at Sharjah where he?? scored fastest half-century for Maratha Arabians.

ODI career �36 matches, 1,239 runs, 100s- 3, 50s- 7; 1 wicket
T20I career �15 matches, 327 runs, 50s- 2

10.) Shahid Afridi

Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi, who is known for his revolutionary leg spin and aggressive batting, retired from all forms of in??ternational cricket on February 20, 2017. He continues to play in leagues across the world post-retirement.

Test career �27 matches, 1716 runs, 100s- 5, 50s- 8; 48 wickets
ODI career �398 matches, 8,064 runs, 100s- 6, 50s �39; 397 wickets
T20I career �98?? matches, 1,405 runs, 50s -4; 97 wick?ets

9.) Dwayne Smith

The Windies batsman retired from international cricket after he was unable to ma??ke it to the squad for 2 years. Smith announced his ?retirement on March 1, 2017. Smith is the 7th highest run-scorer in T20s with 7,351 runs. The 34-year-old better his record with every T20 match he plays.

Test career �10 matches, 320 runs, 100s- 1; 7 wickets
ODI career �105 matches, 1,560 runs, 50s- 8; 61 wickets
T20I? career �33 matc?hes, 582 runs, 50s- 3; 7 wickets

8.) Misbah-ul-Haq

Former Pakistani skipper Misbah announced his retirement from international cricket on April 6, 2017. He retired on a winning note as Pakistan won the three-Test series ag??ainst Windies on May 15, 2017.

Test career �75 matches, 5,222 runs, 100s- 10, 50s- 39
ODI career �162 matches, 5,122 runs, 50s- 42
T20I career �39 matches, 788 runs, 50s-3

7.) Younis Khan

Pakistan’s legendary batsman Younis Khan retired on the same day as Misbah. He had a brilliant 17-year-long international career. He holds the record for most number of runs and centuries f??or Pakistan in Test cricket. He also led Pakistan to their maiden T20 World Cup win in 2009.

Test career �118 matches, 10,099 runs, 100s- 34, 50s- 33; 9 wickets
ODI career �265 matches, 7,249 runs, 100s- 7, 50s- 48; 3 wickets
T20I car?eer �25 match??es, 442 runs, 50s- 2; 3 wickets

6.) Abdul Razzaq

The 38-year-old announced his international retirement on June 2, 2017. He is ??still playing in minnow cricket leagues. He was also a part of Pakistan’s T20 World Cup-winning team in 2009.

Test career �46 matches, 1,946 runs, 100s-3, 50s-7; 100 wickets
ODI career �265 matches, 5,080 runs, 100s- 3, 50s- 23; 269 wickets
T20I career �32 matches, 393 runs; 20 wickets

5.) Michael Lumb

Lumb was forced to retire from all forms of cricket due to an ankl??e injury. He may have more than 11,000 runs in First-Class cricket but was selected in the English side in the shorter format of the game. The left-handed opener has 4,872 runs in T20 cricket and has been acknowledged as a destructive opener.

ODI career �3 matches, 165 runs, 100s- 1
T20I career �27 matches, 552 runs, 50s- 3

4.) John Hastings

Hastings�decision to retire from Test and ODI cricket came as a shock to many. It was only in 2016 that Hastings owned the?? pitches of Sri Lanka bagging his career-best 6 for 45. He played only one Test and was preferred more in the shorter?? formats of the game for Australia.

Test career �1 match, 52 runs, 1 wicket
ODI career �29 matches, 271 runs, 50s- 1; 42 wickets
T20I career �9 matches, 46 runs, 7 wickets

3.) Adam Voges 

Another example of Australia’s rich talent which often go unused because of the fierce competition level at domestic level. He, however, made his Test debut at the age of 36 and went on to score maximum runs between two dismissals, thus breaking Sachin Tendulkar’s one of the records. In Februar?y 2017, Voges announced his retirement from international cricket.

ODI: 31, Runs: 870
Test: 20, Runs: 1485
T20I: 7, Runs: 51

2.) Ashish Nehra

The lanky fast bowler from India, Ashish Nehra announced his retirement from all forms of ?cricket on October 11. He is one of the legendary bowlers who made a successful comeback after several injuries and manag??ed to excel. His spell of 6 for 23 against England is the best bowling figure for an Indian bowler in the history of World Cups.

Test career �17 matches, 44 wickets
ODI career �120 matches, 157 wickets
T20I career �27 matches, 34 wickets

1.) Saeed Ajmal

Pakistan’s star spinner, Saeed Ajmal announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on November 13, 2017. He played his last match on November 29 and retired in the National T20 Cup semi-final. Ajmal too was a part of the T20 World Cup winning squad in 2009.

Test career �35 matches, 178 wickets
ODI career �113 matches, 184 wickets
T20I career �64 matches, 85 wickets

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Owing to the packed International schedule, the South Afri?can and English players will not be available to play complete edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL?) this year.

The Proteas team ?will leave the league by May 7, while the England players will quit the tournament in two batches. One batch will depart by May 1 while the rest by M?ay 14.

South Africa ?is scheduled to tour England in mid-May, also, the Champions Trophy starts from June 1 in England, and both the International teams have cited these reasons as to why they are calling back their players.

Currently, AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore), Faf du Plessis (Rising Pune Supergiants), JP Duminy, Quinton de Kock and Chris Morris (Delhi Daredevils), David Miller and Hashim Amla (Kings XI Punjab) have been retained by their respective franchises, along with England’s Jos Buttler (Mumbai Indians) and Sam Billings (Delhi Daredevils).

There are 13 South Africans and 7 English players who are going to go under th???e hammer on 20th February in Bangalore.

Kagiso Rabada, Imran Tahir, Farhaan Behardien, Wayne Parnell, Lungi Ngidi, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dwaine Pretorius, Kyle Abbott, Theunis de Bruyn, Christian Joker, Robbie Frylinck, Rassie van der Dussen, David Wiese are the? South Africans included in the list of 351 players for the auction while Eoin Morgan, Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes, Alex Hales, Jason Roy, Tymal Mills and Johnny Bairstow are the English players.

Meanwhile, the IPL 2017 ?will begin in early April and will stretch ti??ll late May.

Also READ: IPL 2017 – Full schedule, timings and venues

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As many as 799 players have enrolled their names for the Indian Premier League (IPL)? 2017 auction scheduled to be held in Bengaluru on February 20.

Out of these 799 players, 160 are capped players from eigh?t countries �leaving out Bangladesh and Pakistan, and 639 from India, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Sri Lanka?? and West Indies.

Well, England players Eoin Morgan, Ben Stokes and Chris Woakes are among the seven players who have listed themselves at the highest base price of INR 2 crore (approx US $298,00??0).

Also READ: The list of players released by the IPL franchises

India pacer Ishant Sharma, Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews, and the Australian fast bowlers Mitchell Johnson and Pat Cummins are the rest of the players in this list.

Meanwhile Trent Boult, Brad Haddin, Nathan Lyon, Jonny Bairstow, Kyle Abbott and Jason Holder are the six players who h?ave been listed in the Rs. 1.5 crore bracket.

Also READ: The list of players who have been retained by the IPL teams

Also, franchises have retained a total of 140 play??ers and released 89 ahead? of the auction.

List of players for IPL 2017 auction in the two brackets:

INR 2 crore: Ishant Sharma, Ben Stokes, Eoin Morgan, Mi??tchell Johnson, Angelo Mathews, Chris W??oakes, Pat Cummins

INR 1.5 crore: Johnny Bairstow, Tre??n??t Boult, Brad Haddin, Nathan Lyon, Kyle Abbott, Jason Holder

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