Rahul Tiwari
khelja|13-12-2024
Now a few days are left in the year 2025. The year 2024 is about to bid farewell and soon the year 2025 will knock. The year 2024 will always be remembered in the history of Indian cricket. Because this year the Indian men's cricket team ended the wait of 17 years by winning the T-20 World Cup title. However, along with this, this year will also be remembered for the retirement of some star Indian players. This year, legends like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli had retired from T-20 international cricket. Along with him, many other Indians said goodbye to cricket by retiring in 2024.
Let us know about all these cricketers.Virat Kohli, known as 'King' in world cricket, had announced his retirement just after winning the T-20 World Cup. Although he retired only from T-20 International. He is still playing Test and ODI cricket. Virat has scored 4188 runs in 125 T-20 matches.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma had also given pause to his T-20 international cricket along with Virat. Rohit, who made India the T-20 World Champion, has continued playing Test and ODI cricket. He has scored 4231 runs in 159 T-20 matches.
India's star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is also included in the list of Rohit and Virat.
Jadeja also retired from T20 International cricket after becoming T20 World Champion. However, he did not announce his retirement from Test and ODI. Jadeja has played 74 T20 matches for India.Kedar Jadhav, who has played 9 T20 Internationals and 73 ODIs for India, had announced his retirement in June this year. He had announced his retirement from international cricket through social media.
Siddharth Kaul, who has played three ODIs and three T20 International matches for India, has also said goodbye to international cricket.
Siddharth, who announced his retirement from international cricket on November 28, is now working in State Bank of India.Varun Aaron, who made his Test debut for India in 2011, had announced his retirement from red ball cricket in February 2024. He wrote in his social media post, 'I have been playing red ball cricket since 2008. Because I bowled fast, I suffered many injuries. Now I have understood that my body will not allow me to continue bowling fast in this format, so I have decided to quit cricket.
Dinesh Karthik, who won the hearts of fans not only with batting but also with wicketkeeping, retired from international cricket on June 1 this year on the occasion of his 39th birthday. Karthik has also taken retirement from IPL. He is now seen doing commentary.
Wicketkeeper batsman Wriddhiman Saha, who has played Test and ODI for India, had also announced his retirement from all formats of cricket this year. In November 2024, he had told that he was saying goodbye to cricket. He played 40 tests and 9 ODIs.
Saurabh Tiwari, who has played 93 matches in IPL, has played 3 ODIs for Team India. Saurabh had put an end to his international cricket at the beginning of this year. He is currently captaining the 'Nuwara Eliya Kings' team in the Lanka T10 Super League.
India's star cricketer Shikhar Dhawan had announced his retirement from all formats of cricket in August this year. He has taken retirement from international and domestic cricket. Dhawan has played 167 ODIs, 34 Tests and 18 T-20 International matches for India.