South African batsman Dean Elgar is reportedly considering retiring from Tests after the end of the upcoming home series against India. South Africa will host India for three T20Is, three ODIs and a few Tests.

South African opener Dean Elgar may announce his retirement from Test cricket following the Proteas' upcoming two-match series against India. According to Report, the 36-year-old cricketer reportedly believes he is not in SA coach Shukri Conrad's long-term plans.

The 36-year-old, who played 84 Tests for South Africa, has scored 5146 runs at an average of 37.28. He was also removed from the Test captaincy earlier this year with Temba Bavuma taking over.

Meanwhile, the report also claims that Elgar believes he may not be in Test coach Shukri Conrad's long-term plans. “Just expect the news [of his retirement] to come out soon,” source as saying. There is also talk that Elgar could have been back in the captaincy role for the series against New Zealand, but that might not happen.

Earlier this year, South Africa appointed Temba Bavuma as their Test captain in place of Elgar, who said at the time that the development had hurt him.

“It was a huge setback for me, one of the hardest and most challenging phases of my career,” Elgar had said. “It was unexpected and it hurt me. What made it difficult was that I experienced the embarrassment of the series defeat in Australia. And just as I was trying to get over this humiliation, another earth-shattering news came to me.”

However, the 36-year-old had added that he wanted to continue his international career.

“But I knew if I wanted to continue my international career I had to put that aside and focus on my career as a batsman. “I’ve coped with the disappointment,” said Elgar.

He also hinted that his relationship with Bavuma remains strong.

“Temba and I have come a long way together. Our mutual respect is rock solid. “He relies on me when decisions need to be made here and there,” Elgar said.

Even Bavuma had brushed aside any concerns.

“The question about my relationship with Dean is, in my opinion, a bit indecent because there is nothing wrong and there is nothing wrong in my relationship with Dean. Dean and I have always been good teammates and I have always looked up to him as an experienced player,” said Bavuma.