The 39-year-old, who performed 59 ODIs and 38 T20Is and captained the Proteas in a three-match T20 collection in opposition to Sri Lankan in 2017, took to social media to announce his choice to retire.
The all-rounder stated the choice to stop skilled cricket after taking part in for greater than 18 years was robust, and the final couple of weeks had been particularly robust for him.
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— Farhaan Behardien (@fudgie11) 1672118918000
Predominantly a batter, he made 1074 ODI runs and 518 T20I runs, although it was his prolific run-scoring in home cricket which stood out. Behardien made his first-class debut in 2004 and scored greater than 7,000 runs in 125 video games together with his highest being an unbeaten 150.
He needed to wait eight years to make his South Africa debut and have become an everyday within the white-ball sides.
He was a part of the Proteas’ T20 World Cup campaigns in 2012, 2014 and 2016 in addition to the ODI World Cup in 2015.
“18 years has come and gone. 560 pro games across all formats, including 97 caps for my country, 17 trophies in the cabinet and blessed to have played 4 world cups,” wrote Behardien on social media.
He final represented South Africa in November 2018 in a T20I in opposition to Australia in Carrara.