Heinrich Klaasen IPL Profile

Heinrich Klaasen plays for the South African national cricket team and Northerns in first-class cricket. Born on 30 July 1991 in Pretoria, Transvaal Province, Klaasen is 31 years of age at the time of IPL 2023. He boasts a frame of 5ft 11inch and has a body weight of 75 kg. Klaasen is a right-handed wicket-keeper batsman and is known for his clean hittings.

On 2 April 2018, Klaasen joined the IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals replacing Steve Smith. In December 2018, he was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the player auction for the 2019 season. He was snapped up by Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2023 auction for a price tag of Rs 5.25 Cr.

The wicket-keeper batsman has a plenty of experience in domestic T20 leagues across the world. He has featured for Titans, Durban Heat and Durban's Super Giants in South African domestic short-format cricket while also representing Guyana Amazon Warriors in the Caribbean Premier League. 

He made his ODI debut against India on 7 February 2018. He won his first international man of the match award in his second ODI, which was the fourth ODI of the home series against India, with a match-winning 43 runs off 27 balls.  He made his T20I debut for South Africa against India on 18 February 2018. He also debuted for South Africa in Tests against India on 19 October 2019.

In January 2021, Klaasen was named to captain the South Africa T20I squad for their away series against Pakistan. In April 2021, Klaasen was again named as South Africa's T20I captain, this time for their home series against Pakistan, after Temba Bavuma was ruled out due to an injury.