South Africa's left-arm wristspinner Tabraiz Shamsi has resigned his national contract with Cricket South Africa (CSA) from immediate effect. That renders him a free agent, free to turn up for T20 leagues everywhere in the world and without keeping alive the option of South African duty at all times. Yet, he remains on stand-by for selection in the white-ball squads of South Africa for the majors. In a CSA statement, Shamsi said: "I have decided to opt out of my central contract in order to be more flexible during the domestic season, allowing me to explore all opportunities available and look after my family in the best way possible," he said in a CSA statement. "This will not impact my ability or motivation to play for the Proteas in any way and I will always be available to play for my country whenever I am needed. It has always been my dream to bring the World Cup home to South Africa, and no franchise league will ever be more important than playing for my country." Shamsi was last seen in South African colours when they played India in the T20 World Cup final in June. He missed the games against Afghanistan and Ireland in the UAE, where South Africa is playing games to build depth within the squad. One reason Shamsi might have opted out is that CSA pulled him from the Pakistan Super League (PSL) earlier this year to play for the Titans in South Africa's domestic T20 competition. He thus lost six PSL games he would have played, and that came with him forfeiting some match fees. Also Read | Pakistan Likely to Name Separate Captains for All Formats After Babar Resigns Another issue possibly has been the CSA decision to fly him back for the CSA awards, when he didn't win even a single honour, which deprived him of three Caribbean Premier League (CPL) matches and match fees. Fly for 3 days to get to JoburgAwards function in Joburg for a dayFly for another 3 days right away to get back to where I came from Great! ☠️💀 — Tabraiz Shamsi (@shamsi90) September 4, 2024 It is just ahead of the CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge early in the year 2025, which coincides with PSL. If he had remained contracted with CSA, chances are that he would again have to miss some of PSL. Earlier this year, fast bowler Anrich Nortje also left his contract with CSA citing reasons that his body could not take all formats and that he wanted to play more in T20 leagues.