Chris Morris retires from all forms of cricket

Chris Morris retires from all forms of cricket

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Category : Sports Published on: January 13 2022

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  • Chris Morris of South Africa, who was the most expensive player of IPL, has retired from all forms of cricket. 
  • Morris was bought by Rajasthan Royals for Rs 16.25 crore before IPL 2021.
  • The 34-year-old all-rounder has played four Tests, 42 ODIs and 23 T20 Internationals for South Africa. 
  • He scored 459 runs in Tests, 1756 runs in ODIs and 697 runs in T20Is. Apart from this, Morris took 12 wickets in Tests, 48 wickets in ODIs and 34 wickets in T20 Internationals.
  • Morris played his last Test for South Africa against England in 2017, last ODI against Australia in 2019 and last T20 International against Sri Lanka in 2019.
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