Dean Elgar, South Africa's former Test captain and stalwart opening batter, will play his last international series against India this summer. Elgar, 36, announced his decision to retire from international cricket after the New Year's match, which is scheduled to start on January 3 in Cape Town. Assuming that in the playing XI for the two Tests against India, Elgar will complete on 86 Tests in a profession that has spread over 12 years. "Playing the sport of cricket has forever been a fantasy of mine however having the chance to address your nation is a definitive! Having had the honor to do it for a considerable length of time globally is basically beyond anything I could ever imagine," he said in an explanation. "It has been a unimaginable excursion that I have been adequately lucky to have. "The Cape Town Test will be my last. My number one arena on the planet. A spot I scored my most memorable Trial against New Zealand and ideally my last as well." With 5146 runs, Elgar is South Africa's eighth-most elevated run-scorer in Test cricket - just eight have gone beyond 5000 runs - and 352 runs behind Imprint Boucher, who is seventh on the rundown. Cricket comprehends that Elgar was educated that he was not piece of red-ball mentor Shukri Conrad's drawn out plans. He has been connected with Essex as an abroad player for the 2024 season. Elgar's choice means he will be inaccessible for South Africa's two-Test series in New Zealand, where they will be compelled to send a stopgap side in light of the fact that few bleeding edge players will be engaged with the SA20 association. Elgar doesn't have a SA20 bargain and would have been the most experienced player in the crew, and possibly even requested to skipper in Temba Bavuma's nonappearance. All things considered, Titans' hitter Neil Brand is supposed to lead South Africa and accomplice Tony de Zorzi at the highest point of the request. Brand and de Zorzi opened the batting together for South Africa An against West Indies An in a new three-match series. Asked ten days prior whether Elgar was thinking about finishing his global profession, CSA head of cricket Enoch Nkwe let ESPNcricinfo know that "nothing has come to my table", however would meet with players and their representatives "over the course of the following two or three weeks". Nkwe has had a few conversations in the meantime and honored Elgar's commitments throughout the long term. "Senior member Elgar addresses an uncommon brand of cricketer during a time where everything is about development and power-hitting. He is a genuine old fashioned cricketer that can dive in, retain and battle. I have no question the game will beyond a doubt miss him," Nkwe said. "He has consistently given everything for his nation and never showed any apprehension, regardless of the resistance. He was dependably there to take on the test, driving as skipper when the nation required him most." Elgar made his presentation in Perth on South Africa's visit through Australia in 2012, when they were positioned No. 1 on the planet, and turned into the 38th player to record a couple on debut - a rundown that stands at 45 now - however scored 100 years in his third match and proceeded to record 13 hundreds, against all Test resistance other than Pakistan and Zimbabwe. His #1 rivals were Sri Lanka, against whom he scored a game dominating hundred in Galle in 2014, trailed by two additional hundreds of years in 2017 and 2021. Elgar remained in as commander for Faf du Plessis, who was on paternity leave, for the main Trial of South Africa's 2017 visit through Britain and again for two Tests against Pakistan in 2019, and was named long-lasting skipper of the Test side in mid-2021. He drove South Africa to series wins in the West Indies and against India at home, and attracted a series against New Zealand mid 2022, which saw them top the World Test Title (WTC) table at that point. However, away misfortunes to Britain and Australia in 2022-23 implied South Africa passed up the WTC last recently. Elgar was supplanted as skipper when there was a reshuffle of the training staff in February however kept on playing under Bavuma. It is perceived that Elgar was discontent with the choice to be remained down however acknowledged another focal agreement toward the finish of Spring. With South Africa simply because of play two Test series in the 2023-2025 WTC cycle, Elgar felt his Test profession would be restricted by the timetable and sources have affirmed he needed to complete on a high at home.