Netherlands all-rounder Ryan ten Doeschate to retire at the end of 2021

The all-rounder, who last played an ODI during the 2011 World Cup, has 1541 runs at an outstanding average of 67, while also bagging 55 wickets with his right-arm medium pace in the format. In 22 T20Is between August 2008 and November 2019, he has amassed 533 runs and has taken 13 wickets.

“From the bottom of my heart, I'd like to thank everyone who has been involved with Essex during my time at the Club. It's been the greatest professional experience to grow in this environment, to watch the organization and the individuals within it evolve and become something that I am extremely proud to have been a part of,” the cricketer said in an official statement issued by Essex. "We've shared some remarkable times but for me, the biggest achievement has been making a home away from home.”