Ashwin to Anderson: The biggest retirements of 2024 in cricket | Cricket News
The year of cricket came to end in dramatic fashion, leaving behind trails of events that unfolded in a way that would leave the fans across the globe awestruck. While there were a lot of instances that would rock the fanbase of the sport, there were also a lot of players who drew the curtains on their career, some names that people didn’t want to see leave, but somewhere in the back of their minds knew it would come.This included the likes of Indian stalwarts Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja who hung up their gloves in the shortest format after the T20 World Cup Final in June.
Here are a few big names who have retired in 2024:
James Anderson
Hailed as the greatest fast bowlers in Test cricket many, Jimmy Anderson walked off the field for one last time after the first Test between England and West Indies at Lord’s. He ended his career with 991 international wickets, 704 of those coming in Tests. He had proved himself to be one of the greatest, after he went past Glenn McGrath’s tally of 563 Test wickets in 2018. He crossed the 700-wicket mark in March this year, becoming the first pacer to reach that feat.
Ravichandran Ashwin
India’s veteran spinner, and match-winner for over a decade, Ravichandran Ashwin stunningly declared in the middle of the ongoing Border Gavaskar Trophy that he would be retiring from international cricket. The Indian stalwart produced magical deliveries time and time again, often deceiving the batsman with his trademark carrom ball.
He bid farewell to the game as the second highest wicket taker for India across formats, with 765 international wickets to his name with 537 of those coming in Test cricket. He has also recorded the most Player of the Series awards (11) in Tests.
Tim Southee
After playing for 17 years across all three formats, New Zealand fast bowler Tim Southee confirmed that his match against England in Hamilton was not only his last Test match, but his last international match. After picking two wickets in what would be his last international, Southee finished his career at a high of 776 international wickets.
The Kiwi also holds the record for being the fourth on the l of most sixes hit in Test cricket, and third most runs without scoring a century in Tests. With 391 wickets in Test cricket, he also sits at number two in New Zealand hory of most wickets, second to Richard Hadlee. Southee also holds the dinction of being the first paceman to make 100 appearances in all three formats.
Shikhar Dhawan
A man who is always smiling on the ground and carrying a positive attitude regardless of the team’s situation, called for his retirement in all formats of the game. Shikhar Dhawan, who is often called “Gabbar” the Indian fans, has always stepped up in crucial moments and especially in ICC events. He was the leading run scorer of the Champions Trophy in 2013-the year India won the title-and in Champions trophy 2017 when India reached the finals.
He has contributed immensely to the runs put up the famous top three of international cricket alongside Rohit and Kohli, with 10,867 international runs. He has 24 international centuries to his name, with 17 coming in ODIs.
David Warner
Loved not only fans back home, but also the majority of the Indian cricketing fan base as well, David Warner’s retirement from international cricket started the domino effect of retirements this year. He was the first to announce his retirement in January, and walked off the field one last time in Test cricket after the match in Sydney against Pakan. The left-handed opener had also signalled that the T20 World Cup would be the last international outing.
His international career ended after he got out in the first over against India, as that would be Australia’s last match at the World Cup. He leaves the game with an illustrious career behind him, and an aggressive impression of himself. Warne was an all-format package, scoring 8786 in Tests, 6932 in ODIs and 3277 in T20Is. He will continue to play franchise cricket thoug, and has also kept his availability open for the Champions Trophy 2025.
There were a lot of other players that drew the curtains on their career this year. Here is the l of players that announced their retirement this year:
Player
Format
Virat Kohli
T20Is
Rohit Sharma
T20Is
Ravindra Jadeja
T20Is
Shakib Al Hasan
T20Is
Mahmudullah
T20Is
Dinesh Karthik
All formats
Siddharth Kaul
All formats
Shikhar Dhawan
All formats
Saurabh Tiwary
All formats
Varun Aaron
All formats
Colin Munro
All Formats
Kedar Jadhav
All Formats
Wriddhiman Saha
All Formats
Heinrich Klaasen
Tests
Ravichandran Ashwin
International Cricket
James Anderson
International Cricket
Tim Southee
International Cricket
David Warner
International Cricket
Neil Wagner
International Cricket
Imad Wasim
International Cricket
Mohammad Amir
International Cricket
Dawid Malan
International Cricket
Shannon Gabriel
International Cricket
Moeen Ali
International Cricket
David Wiese
International Cricket
Sybrand Engelbrecht
International Cricket
Barinder Sran
International Cricket
Matthew Wade
International Cricket
Trent Boult
International Cricket
Shaib Al Hasan
Tests, T20Is
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