Graeme Pollock's career Test batting average of 60.97 remains one of the highest ever recorded, but his career was cut short at just 23 Tests. Why did his international career end so abruptly in 1970?

Answer Explanation

Graeme Pollock's Test career ended in March 1970 when South Africa was banned from international cricket due to its apartheid policies, cutting short a career in which he averaged 60.97, among the highest in Test history.

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