Timing of Smith retirement odd

Cape Town - First it was Jacques Kallis and just three months later it is the turn of Test captain Graeme Smith to hang up his cricket boots for the Proteas.

After playing 166 Tests, Kallis retired from the Test format at the age of 38, but said he intended to continue playing the 50-over game, hoping for a spot in the One-Day International (ODI) side for the 2015 ICC World Cup.

Smith, meanwhile, made it clear he was retiring from all forms of international cricket on Monday.