Former South Africa all-rounder Johan Botha announces retirement from all forms of cricket

Hobart: Former South Africa all-rounder Johan Botha has announced his immediate retirement from all forms of cricket. Botha’s Australian Twenty20 league team, the Hobart Hurricanes, announced the news late Wednesday. [caption id=“attachment_1157275” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Johan Botha’s bowling action has come in for scrutiny again. AFP[/caption] It said Botha cited “wear and tear on his body and sheer physical fatigue.” The 36-year-old Botha, who received his Australian citizenship in 2016, failed to take a wicket during Wednesday’s nine-wicket loss to the Sydney Sixers. He had played all 10 matches for the first-place Hurricanes this season. Botha played for South Africa in five Test matches, 78 one-day internationals and 40 T20 Internationals from 2005 to 2012. Botha captained the Proteas in 10 ODIs and took the team to the No. 1 ranking after they defeated Australia 4-1 in Australia in 2009.