Netherlands captain Peter Seelar, who missed his second ODI against England on Sunday due to injury, has announced his retirement from international cricket due to a persistent back injury.
Wicketkeeper Scott Edwards, who was the stand-in captain of the Netherlands for their match against England, will take over from all-rounder Seelar.
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“Since 2020 my back problems have worsened to such an extent that – to my regret – I am no longer able to give everything that I have got,” said Seelar on his decision to leave the international cricket circuit. Said in the statement when England were. On the way to successfully chase 239.
Seelar, 34, made his Netherlands debut in 2006. In 2018, he replaced Peter Boren as the captain of the team, following the announcement of his retirement from the sport.
Seelar was primarily known as a precise, economical and effective left-arm spinner who worked hard on his batting over the years and captained the Netherlands to win the qualification tournament in the UAE in 2019, besides the Dutch mid- placed in sequence. 2021 Men’s T20 World Against major sides in cup and one-day cricket.
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In 57 ODIs, Seelar took 57 wickets at an average of 35.68 and scored 347 runs with the bat at an economy rate of 4.67. In T20I cricket, he played 77 matches and took 58 wickets at an average of 22.24 and an economy rate of 6.83, while scoring 591 runs with the bat, including an unbeaten 96.
He ended his international career as the Netherlands’ most T20I cricketer (77) and their leading wicket-taker in the format (58), in addition to being the joint-highest ODI wicket-taker (57) with Mudassar Bukhari. did. He has played more than 300 matches for them across all formats in a career spanning 17 years.
“Peter’s input as a player and later as a captain has been priceless. His management style is open, honest and transparent, which has always been appreciated by the players. He can look forward to an illustrious international career which unfortunately comes to an untimely end. We wish them the very best for the future,” said Rowland Lefebvre, High-Performance Manager.
Seelar was a member of the Netherlands team that defeated England at Lord’s in the opening match of the Men’s T20 World Cup at Lord’s in 2009.
In that memorable match for the Dutch, he took the wicket of the then England captain, Paul Collingwood, and the penguin dance performed after being dismissed. He was also part of the Netherlands team that beat England again in Chattogram, Bangladesh in 2014 during the Men’s T20 World Cup.
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