Many international cricketers became a memory of the past in the year 2024.

 Sunday 29 December 2024

K*Islamabad (UrduPoint News Today/ Pakistan Point News - Online. December 29, 2024) The year 2024 proved to be the year of retirement for many international cricketers. Many big names associated with the gentleman's game played the last match of their professional careers in 2024 and said goodbye to cricket, including Pakistan's Mohammad Amir, Imad Wasim and Mohammad Irfan. England's 42-year-old James Anderson, who took the most wickets as a fast bowler in Test cricket with 704, announced his retirement from international cricket in May this year.

James Anderson played 188 Tests, 194 ODIs and 19 T20 matches. In August, Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan said goodbye to international and domestic cricket at the age of 38. Dhawan was not only part of the winning team of the Champions Trophy in 2013 but also won the Man of the Tournament award.

In August, England left-arm batsman Dawid Malan retired from international cricket at the age of 37.

Dawid Malan was also the number one batsman in the T20 rankings. West Indies right-arm fast bowler Shannon Gabriel, 36, retired from international cricket in August this year, having played 59 Tests, 25 ODIs and 2 T20Is. Australia's aggressive opener David Warner announced his retirement from ODI and Test cricket in January this year, but he also retired from all formats of international cricket after the T20 World Cup in June this year.

All-rounder David Wiese, who first represented South Africa and then Namibia, announced his retirement from all international formats after the T20 World Cup this year. Netherlands' Sebrand Engels Berket also retired from international cricket after the T20 World Cup. Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik, batsmen Saurabh Tiwary, Kedar Yadav, and fast bowler Birender Saran also announced their retirements this year.

New Zealand left-arm fast bowler Neil Wagner announced his retirement from international cricket after being ruled out of the home Test series against Australia in February this year. In addition, former South African captain Dean Elgar also retired the same year. New Zealand's left-arm attacking batsman Colin Munro officially announced his retirement from international cricket in May this year.

Ugandan captain Brian Masaba announced his retirement from the shortest format after the T20 World Cup. In August this year, Australian batsman Will Pokoski retired from cricket at the age of just 26. English all-rounder Moeen Ali announced his retirement from international cricket on September 8 this year. Australian left-handed wicketkeeper batsman Matthew Wade announced his retirement from international cricket in October this year.

Imad Wasim and Mohammad Amir, who came out of retirement before the T20 World Cup this year, announced their retirement from international cricket again in December. Left-arm tall Pakistani fast bowler Mohammad Irfan also announced his retirement from international cricket in December. India's star spinner Ravichandran Ashwin announced his retirement from international cricket on December 18 at the end of the third Test match of the Border Gavaskar Trophy.

New Zealand cricket team fast bowler Tim Southee's Test career came to an end with the end of the series against England on December 17. South Africa's aggressive wicketkeeper-batsman Henry Klaasen announced his retirement from Test cricket in January this year. Indian star batsmen Virat Kohli and captain Rohit Sharma announced their retirement from the T20 format during the presentation ceremony after winning the T20 World Cup final in June. Bangladesh's star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan retired from T20 Internationals in September this year, while Bangladesh all-rounder Mahmudullah announced his retirement from the T20 format in October.