Legendary spinner Ravichandran Ashwin decided to retire across all formats of the game on December 18, Wednesday. Apart from Ashwin, several other legends have retired from the international arena across all formats. To note, a total of 32 international cricketers have announced retirement in 2024 so far, but only a few of them will never be seen on the cricketing field playing an international match.
Legends who took retirement in 2024
Dean Elgar
Dean Elgar was the first international cricketer to retire from the game in the year 2024. Elgar scored 5347 runs at an average of 37.92 with 14 centuries and 23 half-centuries in his test career of 86 matches. Elgar also captained South Africa in 18 test matches, where South Africa won 9 and lost 8. He represented the country in 86 Tests and 8 ODIs and announced his retirement from international cricket before the test series against India in December-January 2023-24.
David Warner
David Warner announced his retirement from test cricket in June 2023 during the Ashes in England and said his last test series would be against Pakistan at home. Addressing his test retirement press conference, Warner also announced his retirement from ODI cricket on New Year’s day. David Warner’s final test appearance came in the New Year’s test against Pakistan at the SCG while his last ODI appearance came in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 final against India on 19th November, 2023.
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James Anderson
The year 2024 also saw the end of one of the greatest cricketers to have played test cricket, James Anderson. Anderson announced his retirement in May, and his last test match came for England in July 2024. Having already played his last T20I in 2009 and last ODI in 2015, Anderson’s last test happened to be his last in international cricket as well.
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