New Delhi (India), : Retirement in sports is something that evokes a variety of emotions in the minds of both players and their fans, be it regret, heartbreak, relief, a sense of unfinished business or an angel. There should be a feeling like a story. Very few people have the privilege of retiring at the peak of their powers, with a big trophy in their hands and their fans screaming their name at the top of their lungs.
Cricket in 2024 was no different as many players ended their careers. Many of these retirements sent passionate fans on a trip down memory lane, watching all the highlights of their major performances, trending their names on social media through hashtags and fan-made video edits and, overall, just hoping that He got to achieve something more in his work. career. Here are the 10 biggest retirements in cricket this year.
-Rohit Sharma
Perhaps the most heart-touching retirement of this year. After the misery of Australia succumbing to a 10-match winning streak in the ICC Cricket World Cup on home soil last year, Rohit was on a mission during the T20 WC. From his record fifth T20 century against Afghanistan at home to Mitchell Starc’s 29 runs including four sixes in an over to his vengeful half-century against England in the semi-finals, Rohit has averaged his best in T20s. Scored 378 runs. of 42.00, with a strike rate of 160.16, one century and three fifties.
He top-scored for India in the T20 World Cup with 257 runs in eight matches at an average of 36.71, a strike rate of over 156 and three half-centuries, with his best innings of 92 off 41 balls against Australia. Rohit’s final pictures in T20I attire saw the ‘Hitman’ lying on the pitch in relief, getting a taste of Barbados soil as he helped his team end its 11-year-long ICC title drought. Found.
-Virat Kohli
Virat and one man’s job during the T20 World Cup, a story that is often repeated for the good of his country. After winning a bumper Orange Cap in the Indian Premier League 2024, in which he scored 741 runs at an average of 61.75 with one century, five fifties and 38 sixes, the 36-year-old experienced a sharp decline in his form in the tournament. Most flourished. Instead of playing the anchor-role like in the old days, Virat would bowl out his wickets in the most ‘un-Virat’ ways on the tough pitches of America and the Caribbean and it looked like the new-age T20I formula of slogging would not work. Him. However during the final, he played a ‘classic Virat’ innings of 76 runs from 59 balls, helping his team clinch the title with a seven-run win over South Africa.
In his final T20I game, India’s biggest match-winner in T20Is scored a match-winning half-century, the ‘Player of the Match’ award, the most runs in T20 WC history and averaged 4,188 runs in 125 T20Is. Of 48.69, strike rate 137.04, one century and 38 half-centuries.
-David Warner
Perhaps Australia’s best all-format opener retired from all formats of the game after their T20 World Cup Super Eight exit, in which he scored 178 runs with two fifties in seven matches. With his final T20 match against India, an era of bold hitting on the field, unmatched charisma and aggression and stellar performances across all formats came to an end.
In 205 innings of 112 Test matches for Australia, Warner scored 8,786 runs at an average of 44.59, which included 26 centuries and 37 fifties. His best score is 335*. He is the fifth highest run scorer for Australia in Tests.
Warner played 161 ODIs and scored 6,932 runs in 159 innings at an average of 45.30 and a strike rate above 97, scoring 22 centuries and 33 fifties. His best score is 179. He is the sixth highest run scorer for Australia in ODIs.
Warner is Australia’s leading run-scorer in T20Is, with 3,277 runs in 110 matches at an average of 33.43 and a strike rate of 142.47. He scored one century and 28 fifties with a best score of 100*.
With 18,995 runs in 383 games, 49 centuries, 98 fifties, two ICC Cricket World Cup titles, an ICC T20 World Cup and an ICC World Test Championship title, Warner is ranked as Australia’s second-highest run-scorer and one of the greatest players of all time. Retired in. All time format opener.
-James Anderson
The England pace wonder finally brought an end to his illustrious career, taking four wickets in his final match during the first Test against the West Indies at Lord’s in July. As inspirational as Anderson was, delivering remarkable, low-economy spells, taking crucial wickets, staying on top of his fitness game, at the age of 42 he had to retire for the sake of posterity.
The fast bowler retired from Test cricket as the third highest Test wicket taker after the first Test at Lord’s. The 41-year-old took four wickets in Test matches and took 704 career wickets at an average of 25.45 in 188 Test matches, third behind Muttiah Muralitharan and the late Shane Warne. In 401 international matches, he fell short of 1,000 wickets, taking 991 wickets at an average of 27.28, taking 34 five-wicket hauls and best figures of 7/42. He is England’s leading wicket-taker in ODIs and overall, their first fast bowler to reach 700 Test wickets and is also the T20 World Cup winner in 2010.
-Shikhar Dhawan
A name that often disappeared off the radar especially in ODIs due to the sheer brilliance of Rohit Sharma and Virat, Dhawan was India’s troublemaker in the ICC ODI tournament, making things easier for Rohit-Virat in the later overs. Often gave explosive starts.
In 167 ODIs he last played for India in December 2022, the southpaw performed brilliantly and scored 6,793 runs at an average of 44.1, which included 17 centuries and 39 fifties.
In the longest format of cricket, where he formed memorable partnerships with Murali Vijay, Dhawan scored 2,315 runs in 34 matches at an average of 40.6. His Test career included seven centuries and five half-centuries.
In the T20I format, Dhawan played 68 matches and scored 1,759 runs at an average of 27.9, including 11 fifties.
He top-scored in the 2013 and 2017 ICC Champions Trophy, including the title-winning campaign in the UK in the former. With 701 runs in 10 matches at an average of 77.88, three centuries and three fifties, he is India’s top run-getter in the tournament and third overall. He was India’s top run-getter and fifth in the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup, with 412 runs at an average of 51.50, two centuries and one half-century. His best score was 137 runs.
He was crowned Player of the Tournament in the Under-19 World Cup 2004, Champions Trophy 2013 and Asia Cup 2018.
-Moeen Ali
One of the most underrated names in world cricket, he quietly left the international scene in September after helping England retain the 2023 Ashes with some impressive performances and leading his team to the T20 World Cup while reaching the semi-finals. Gave.
This all-rounder played 298 international matches for the English team in his cricket career from 2014-2024.
Moeen made his international debut in 2014 against West Indies. He scored 6678 international runs at an average of 25.20, including eight centuries and 28 fifties, and took 366 wickets at an average of 39.09. He won the 2019 Cricket World Cup and 2022 T20 World Cup with the Three Lions.
-Tim Southee
One of the many modern greats from the class of the 2008 ICC U19 World Cup, Southee made an incredible impact for the Kiwis, mostly with the ball, but sometimes with the bat as well.
After the recent home series against England, Southee retired from the game with 776 international wickets at an average of 29.57, the most by any Kiwi bowler across all formats. Southee took 391 Test wickets at an average of 30.26, the second most by any New Zealand bowler after Richard Hadlee. He is the leading wicket-taker in T20Is with 164 wickets at an average of 22.38, the most by any bowler. With 221 ODI wickets, he is the third highest wicket taker for the Kiwis in ODIs behind Kyle Mills and Daniel Vettori.
He was also a capable lower-order batsman, scoring 3,288 runs in 394 matches at an average of 14.11 and eight half-centuries. Most of these runs came in Tests, scoring 2,245 runs at an average of 15.48, including seven fifties. His tally of 98 sixes in Tests is the fourth highest by any Test cricketer.
However, he could not win any white-ball trophy with the Kiwis and achieved the ICC World Test Championship 2019–21 title, New Zealand’s first world title in any form of the game.
Ravichandran Ashwin
Words like ‘idiot’, ‘scientist’, ‘genius’ are regularly associated with cricketers. However, with his understanding of the rules of the game, the right use of the right strategy at the right time and his role in the 12-year long unbeaten home run for Team India, Ashwin earned a reputation as one of the greatest thinkers in the game. . Be it his enlightening interviews or his thoughtful YouTube discussions, he attracted as much attention as his all-round excellence.
However, New Zealand’s rare home defeat was the breaking point for the champion player, who announced his retirement after the Brisbane Test during the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia, having last played the Adelaide Test with the pink ball and a Took a wicket. , scored 29 runs.
In 106 Test matches for India, the great all-rounder took 537 wickets at an average of 24.00, with a best performance of 7/59. He took five wickets 37 times and ten wickets eight times in his Test career. He is the seventh-highest wicket-taker overall in Tests and the second-highest wicket-taker for India after legendary spinner Anil Kumble. He is the second player to take the most number of five-wicket hauls in Tests after Sri Lankan spin icon Muttiah Muralitharan.
He scored 3,503 runs in 151 innings at an average of 25.75, including six centuries and 14 fifties, and his best score was 124.
In 116 ODIs, the top spinner took 156 wickets at an average of 33.20, with his best figures of 4/25. He also scored 707 runs in 63 innings at an average of 16.44 with 65 runs and one half-century. He is the 13th highest wicket taker…
With 765 wickets in 287 matches, he is India’s second-highest wicket-taker across all formats after Kumble. He also won the 2011 50-over World Cup and 2013 Champions Trophy with India.
-Dean Elgar of South Africa
Although not the biggest on the list in terms of superstardom, Elgar’s tough Test innings have made him one of the most courageous and courageous players on this list. He retired from international cricket after the home Test series against India on home soil.
The 37-year-old Elgar has enjoyed an impressive Test career since making his debut for South Africa in 2012, scoring 5,347 runs in 86 matches at an average of 37.92 with 14 centuries and 23 fifties. However in eight ODIs, he could score just 104 runs in seven innings with a best score of 42. His brilliant innings and defense provided stability to the Proteas as they moved on from the golden era of Graeme Smith, Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers. Faf du Plessis etc.
-Shakib Al Hasan
One of the ‘Big Five’ stars for Bangladesh along with Tamim Iqbal, Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur Rahim and Mashrafe Mortaza, who defined their cricket in the 21st century, has called time on his Test and T20I career after the Test series against India this year. Said goodbye.
With an eye on the ICC Champions Trophy, Shakib will play in the ODIs, but his team will miss his all-round services in the other two formats, as his unmatched consistency with both bat and ball is highly valued.
In 71 Test matches, he scored 4,609 runs at an average of 37.77, with five centuries and 31 fifties, and a best score of 217. He is the third highest test run scorer of Bangladesh. With 246 runs in 71 Test matches at an average of 31.72, best figures of 7/36 and 19 five-wicket hauls, he is Bangladesh’s top wicket-taker in Tests.
Talking about T20Is, he is the team’s leading run-getter with 2,551 runs in 129 matches and 127 innings at an average of 23.19 and 13 fifties. His best score is 84. With 149 wickets in 129 matches at an average of 20.91 and two fivers, he is also the team’s leading wicket-taker.
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