Top Cricketers Retirement: The 2024 is about to get over within 13 days and as a cricket fans we’ve seen a lot farewells by top cricket players. Be it in T20Is or in Tests, players who made themselves so connected to the people have seen their endgame in this beautiful game.
Here are some of the legends of the game who’ve retired this year:
Virat Kohli (T20Is)
The former Indian skipper Virat Kohli is one of the greatest players of the modern era. He has been a run-machine since his early days of cricket. Kohli retired from T20Is after winning the 2024 T20 World Cup in June after defeating South Africa in the jaw-dropping final in Barbados. After winning the “Players Of The Match” award, Kohli shocked the world by announcing his retirement from the shortest format of the game.
Rohit Sharma (T20Is)
The current Indian skipper, Rohit Sharma has been a flamboyant batter in the limited-overs format and has been a prolific run-getter for Team India. Along with Kohli, Sharma also announced his retirement from the shortest format of the game after being the T20 World Cup winning captain.
Ravindra Jadeja (T20Is)
The “Rockstar” Jadeja is one of the greatest all-rounders that India has ever produced. Be it his electric fielding or his bowling and batting, Jadeja has been a great contributors of the game. After the conclusion of the successful T20 World Cup, Jadeja too announced his retirement from the shortest format of the game.
David Warner (All Formats)
Fondly called “Pocket-Dynamite”, David Warner was one of the swashbuckling batters for Australia. Warner is one of the few players who’ve almost achieved everything in cricket by winning World Cups in ODIs and T20Is. Warner announced his retirement after the T20 World Cup.
James Anderson (All Formats)
Probably the greatest fast bowlers of all time, James “Jimmy” Anderson was one of the classic bowlers in all forms of the game. Anderson ended up being the highest wicket-taker by a fast bowler in the history of the game. After having a legendary career, Anderson announced his retirement and bid farewell.
Shikhar Dhawan (All Formats)
The “Gabbar” of Indian cricket, Shikhar Dhawan was one of the greatest left-hand batters in the world. He was fondly known as “Mr ICC” because of his terrific run in ICC tournaments. Dhawan also announced his retirement this year and ended his brilliant cricketing career.
Ravichandran Ashwin (All Formats)
The last on this list is Ravichandran Ashwin. After the conclusion of the 3rd Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Ashwin announced his retirement from all forms of the game and ended up being one of the greatest spin bowlers.
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