Here is all you need to know about South African cricketer Heinrich Klaasen including his age, career, bio and IPL 2024 team, price and salary
During the Indian Premier League (IPL) season each year, a lot of people keep a watch on the players who score the most runs and are awarded the Orange Cap.
Heinrich Klaasen of Sunrisers Hyderabad is top of the standings after two games this season with 143 runs. During their Indian Premier League match against the Mumbai Indians at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, Sunrisers Hyderabad broke records and astounded the crowd with a torrent of powerful hits.
Who is SRH cricketer Heinrich Klaasen, IPL 2024 price and salary, biography, age, height, family, wife and stats
Heinrich Klaasen is embracing the orange vibe from head to toe!🧡
📸: IPL pic.twitter.com/QGH3eWoovr
— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) March 28, 2024
Recognised as one of the top power hitters in international cricket right now, Klaasen unleashed his beast mode on Wednesday, helping his team win by 31 runs. With four fours and seven sixes in his unbeaten 80 runs off 34 balls, the wicketkeeper-batter helped SRH record 277/3 in 20 overs.
Who is Heinrich Klaasen?
Heinrich Klaasen is a South African cricketer who was born on July 30, 1991 in Pretoria, Transvaal Province, South Africa, and he currently plays limited overs cricket for the national side. The 32-year-old stands 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) tall.
A look at Heinrich Klaasen’s career so far
Not only is he a skilled power hitter, but Heinrich is also a competent wicketkeeper in the modern era of cricket.
Klaasen led South Africa as the captain for the first time in a T20I match in February 2021. Klaasen hit his second ODI century in 54 balls on March 21, 2023, against the West Indies.
He is now a highly sought-after asset for T20 clubs due to his impressive numbers against slow bowling in the 2023 IPL, where he averaged 132 against spin and maintained a striking rate of 191.
In the 2018 IPL season, Heinrich Klaasen made his IPL debut with the Rajasthan Royals.
Heinrich Klaasen’s wife
Heinrich Klaasen is married to Sone Martin and the two welcomed a kid together, a daughter named Laya.
His daughter was recently seem supporting her dad during the IPL match.
Heinrich Klaasen's daughter last night watching her father. 😍❤️pic.twitter.com/di0w0E5I76
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) March 28, 2024
Heinrich Klaasen’s IPL Salary
Heinrich Klaasen was retained by Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2024 for INR 5.25 Cr. In 2019, he was acquired by Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 50 lac. He then joined the SRH in 2023 after making his IPL debut with Rajasthan Royals in 2018.
Heinrich Klaasen salary in IPL ; 2018, 50 lakh, Rajasthan Royals ; 2019, 50 lakh, Royal Challengers Bengaluru ; 2023, 5.25 crores, Sunrisers