The end of the 2024 T20 World Cup marked the end of the careers of many cricket legends. As fans worldwide said goodbye to these great players, We are taking a look at all the players who retired after the tournament.
Here’s a list of the Players who retired after the T20 World Cup 2024:
1. Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli announced his retirement from T20 internationals after leading India to victory in the 2024 T20 World Cup. He ended his 125-match T20I career on a high note by scoring 76 runs off 59 balls in the final, earning the ‘Player of the Match’ award and winning the T20 trophy for the first time. Kohli retired with 4,188 runs, making him the second-highest run-scorer in T20I history.
2. Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma, who became famous after the first T20 World Cup in 2007, has announced his retirement from T20 internationals after the 2024 tournament in the West Indies. He scored match-winning half-centuries against Australia and England but had a rare failure in the final against South Africa. Rohit finishes his T20I career with 4,231 runs, the most ever by any player. He also won a T20 World Cup as captain, becoming only the second Indian captain to do so after MS Dhoni.
3. David Warner
Australian opener David Warner had planned to retire after the 2024 T20 World Cup. He ended his ODI career with a World Cup win in 2023 and his Test career with a series win against Pakistan in January. However, his T20I farewell wasn’t as successful, as Australia was knocked out in the Super Eights stage after losing to Afghanistan and India.
Despite this, Warner’s impressive T20I career includes 3,277 runs, contributing to his total of 19,000 international runs.
4. Ravindra Jadeja
Ravindra Jadeja, a key all-rounder for India, ended his T20I career after winning the 2024 World Cup. He made this announcement alongside other cricket stars Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.
Jadeja began his T20I career in February 2009 and played a total of 74 matches. During his T20I career, he scored 515 runs and took 54 wickets with his left-arm spin, establishing himself as one of India’s greatest all-rounders in T20I cricket.
5. Trent Boult
New Zealand fast bowler Trent Boult played his last T20I match against Papua New Guinea in Trinidad during the 2024 T20 World Cup. Even though New Zealand had a disappointing early exit from the tournament, Boult had a great performance, taking nine wickets in just four games.
Boult, who had been a top wicket-taker during New Zealand’s second-place finish in 2021, ended his T20I career with 83 wickets at an average of 21.43.
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