Craig Kieswetter, who was once one of England's best cricketers, is celebrating his 37th birthday today i.e. on 28th November. Craig Kieswetter played a big role in England winning the first T20 World Cup title in 2010. Craig Kieswetter was the 'Man of the Match' in the final match of T20 World Cup 2010. Craig Kieswetter played an inning of 63 runs in 49 balls in the final match of T20 World Cup 2010 against Australia.
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Craig Kieswetter's innings included 7 fours and 2 sixes. England won the final match of T20 World Cup 2010 against Australia by 7 wickets with 18 balls remaining. Craig Kieswetter had to announce his retirement at the age of 27 in June 2015 due to an accident. Craig Kieswetter was the rising star of the England cricket team, but unfortunately this star of the England team could not shine for long and due to a serious eye injury, he stayed away from the cricket field.
A good career is over
Craig Kieswetter played his first international match for England at the age of 22. He also played an important role in making the England team victorious in the 2010 T20 World Cup. Craig had scored 261 runs in that T20 World Cup tournament, but during a county cricket match in 2014, his teammate David Willey's ball entered his helmet and hit his eye.
The record has been excellent
Craig Kieswetter has scored runs in 46 ODI matches for England at an average of 30.11, which includes 1 century and 5 half-centuries. The best score of this batsman in One Day International has been 107 runs. Apart from making 12 stumpings, Craig Kieswetter has also taken 53 catches in One Day Internationals. In T20 International, Craig Kieswetter has scored 526 runs in 25 matches at an average of 21.91, which includes 3 half-centuries. The best score of this batsman in T20 International has been 63 runs. Apart from making 3 stumpings, Craig Kieswetter has also taken 17 catches in T20 International.
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