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The year 2024 is about to end. Till now 7 legendary players of the world have said goodbye to cricket. The Indian team is on Australia tour for the Border Gavaskar Trophy, where a 5-match Test series is being played. R Ashwin announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket after the third match. Apart from Ashwin, 6 other legendary players of the world have already retired this year.
Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli announced his retirement from the T20 International format after Team India defeated South Africa to win the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 title. Kohli ended his T20 International career with many records for Team India. Kohli made his T20 International debut for Team India on 12 June 2010 and played his last match in June after 14 years. Played 125 T20 matches for India and scored 4188 runs at an average of 48.69, which is second only to Rohit Sharma. Kohli has scored 1 century and 38 half-centuries in his career. Not only this, Kohli ended his journey with the highest score of 1292 runs in T20 World Cup history. He also has the maximum number of 15 half-centuries in his name.
Rohit Sharma
India won the T20 World Cup 2024 in Barbados on 29 June 2024. With this, captain Rohit Sharma has announced his retirement from T20 International. Rohit Sharma informed about his retirement during the press conference. Talking about Rohit Sharma’s T20 International career, he has scored 4231 runs in 151 innings of 159 matches at an average of 31.34 and strike rate of 140.89. He also scored 5 centuries and 32 half-centuries. He is the highest run scorer in this format. He is the batsman with joint highest number of centuries. He also has 1 wicket in his name in T20.
james anderson
In the year 2024, England’s legendary fast bowler James Anderson announced his retirement. He announced his retirement in May 2024, while his last Test match was against West Indies in July. Earlier in 2009, Anderson had played his last T20 match. Apart from this, this player played his last ODI match in the year 2015. However, Anderson’s career ended in the year 2024. James Anderson has taken 704 wickets in 188 test matches.
david warner
David Warner, who batted brilliantly for Australia in all three formats, announced his retirement in the year 2023 and said that he will play his last Test match against Pakistan in January 2024. He played his last Test match at the Sydney Cricket Ground in the year 2024. He played his last ODI match for Australia in the ODI World Cup 2023. In his Test career, Warner has scored 8786 runs in 112 Test matches at an average of 44.59.
Ravindra Jadeja
After Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, Indian team’s star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja also announced his retirement from T20 International. Ravindra Jadeja made his debut for India in 2009. He has played a total of 74 matches in this format. In which the star all-rounder scored 515 runs at a strike rate of 127.16 and took 54 wickets. Apart from this, the left-arm bowler performed brilliantly for the Indian team in the T20 World Cup from 2009 to 2024. He played a total of 30 matches during this period. In which Jadeja scored a total of 130 runs and took 22 wickets. Along with this, he played 6 matches in Asia Cup. In which he scored 35 runs in two innings and took 4 wickets.
dean elgar
Former South African captain Dean Elgar has also decided to retire in early 2024. He played his last test match against India. Elgar is also counted among the greatest players of South Africa. He has scored 5357 runs in 86 test matches at an average of 37.92. Elgar has scored 104 runs in 8 ODI matches.
R Ashwin
After the Gabba Test, Team India’s veteran spin bowler R Ashwin announced his retirement. India’s experienced spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has announced his retirement from international cricket. He took more than 700 wickets in his international career. R Ashwin started his international career in 2010 by playing a T20 match against Zimbabwe. He represented India in 287 matches in his international career. As a bowler, he took 765 wickets in international cricket. He is the highest wicket taker in international cricket after Anil Kumble. Kumble took 956 wickets in all three formats in his career.