Twitter pays tribute to Mark Boucher on his retirement

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The retirement of South African wicket keeper Mark Boucher from international cricket has resulted in a wave of tributes from Twitter users around the world.

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The player made the announcement shortly after it was revealed that emergency eye surgery would keep him out of the Proteas’ upcoming English tour. His name quickly became a globally trending topic on Twitter:

Most lamented the way Boucher was forced to walk away from the game:

Many paid tribute to his achievements on the field:

There were, of course, some who suggested that the keeper’s retirement was long overdue:

Boucher sustained the injury after a bail flew off the top pf the stumps in South Africa’s warm up match against Somerset.

The 36-year-old end his career with 999 test dismissals, a world record. Boucher played his first match for South Africa in 1997 against Pakistan.

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