New Delhi. Of course he was born in Zimbabwe but he started his cricket career from England. When the career started moving towards the slope, then patriotism awakened in his mind. Recently he thought of leaving England and playing international cricket from Zimbabwe. He also played many matches for Zimbabwe and played an important role in the team’s victory, but suddenly he became disillusioned with cricket and has said goodbye to this game. Gary Ballance is not dependent on any name today. He has retired from all formats of cricket. Balance is one of the few players who have scored a century playing for two countries.

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Gary Ballance Played 23 Tests and 16 Test Matches for England From 2013 to 2017

The 33-year-old left-handed batsman Gary Ballance played 23 Tests and 16 Test matches for England from 2013 to 2017. He started his international career in the year 2013 through ODI against Ireland. He scored 4 centuries in Test matches for England. Gary Ballance left England and signed a 2-year contract with Zimbabwe Cricket in December. This year he played 8 matches for Zimbabwe from January to March.

Ballance also Sored a Century for Zimbabwe

Balance played an unbeaten inning of 137 runs in the only Test match against the West Indies while playing for Zimbabwe. Balance had to play in domestic cricket before playing cricket for Zimbabwe. He played T20 International match for Zimbabwe on 12 January this year. This was the first International T20 match of Balance’s career. He played an inning of 30 runs in 29 balls. Gary Balance is the second batsman in the world who has scored two centuries while playing for two different countries. Earlier, Kepler Wessels had scored two centuries while playing for Australia and South Africa.

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Gary Ballance Accused of Racism

Gary Ballance says that now he cannot pursue professional cricket. It was a proud moment for him to win the county championship and represent Zimbabwe with England. Balance was also accused of racism last year. He was accused of racist remarks on his former teammate. Due to this controversy, his career in England cricket was almost over. Yorkshire County Club also put him out of contract last year.