Veteran leg-spinner Imran Tahir is set to resign from one-day worldwide cricket after the World Cup in England and Wales, yet added that he might want to keep speaking to South Africa in T20 internationals.
Tahir, who will turn 40 not long from now, assumed a key job for South Africa in their eight-wicket win in the first day universal against Sri Lanka at the Wanderers Stadium.
He was not on the rundown of contracted players for the 2019/multi year discharged by Cricket South Africa a week ago.
In any case, he uncovered on Monday that he had achieved a concurrence with CSA for his agreement to terminate toward the finish of July, expanding his 2018/19 contract by three months.
In an announcement discharged by CSA, Tahir said he would re-survey his independent future after the World Cup.
“I have for the longest time been itching to play in the World Cup,” he said. “I have a shared comprehension with Cricket South Africa and going ahead I concluded that I would complete at the World Cup, that is the reason I am contracted up to that point.
“From that point forward, Cricket South Africa has enabled me to go and play far and wide in different alliances yet I would likewise love to play T20 cricket for South Africa.”
Tahir said resigning from one-day internationals was a troublesome choice. “I would love to play for whatever length of time that I can,” he stated, “yet there is a phase in your life where you need to settle on major choices.”
He stated, however, that he might want to play for South Africa in the 2020 ICC T20 World Cup in Australia.
Tahir, who has taken 156 wickets in 95 one-day internationals, played in the 2011 and 2015 World Cups. He likewise played in the 2014 and 2016 World T20 competitions.