Who retired after T20 World Cup 2024 Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, and David Warner are among these eight players who played the final T20 international of their career in the recently concluded World Cup.
1.Virat Kohli
One of India’s greatest batsmen, Virat Kohli, concluded his T20I career in style by earning the ‘Man of the Match’ award for his significant contribution to India’s victory over South Africa. He will still participate in ODIs, Tests, and the IPL. Here’s a quick overview of Kohli’s T20 career in numbers.
Matches played: 125 Runs scored: 4188 Highest Score: 122 runs vs Afghanistan in Asia Cup 2022. Hundreds: 1 Fifties: 38
Kohli made his T20I debut at the age of 20 against Zimbabwe during the 2010 series held in the African nation. Virat Kohli will end his career as the 2nd highest run scorer in T20I behind his compatriot Rohit Sharma
2. Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma became the 2nd Indian captain to lift the T20 World Cup trophy and marked his exit from the format by leading the only undefeated team in the T20 World Cup 2024. Rohit announced his retirement from the T20 format during the post-match press conference after the finals. Here’s a quick look at Rohit Sharma’s T20 career in numbers
Matches played: 159 Runs scored: 4231 Highest Score: 121 runs vs Afghanistan during Afghanistan’s tour of India in Jan 2024. Hundreds: 5 Fifties: 32
Rohit Sharma made his T20 debut at the age of 20 against England during the 2007 T20 World Cup but did not get a chance to bat. He made the most of the opportunity he got during his second match against South Africa in which he won the ‘Man of the Match’ award for scoring a quick-fire 50 off just 40 balls. Sharma ended his career as the highest run scorer in T20I.
3. Ravindra Jadeja
One of India’s specialist all-rounders and one of world’s finest fielder, Jadeja announced his retirement from the T20 format after winning T20 World Cup 2024. Here’s a quick look at Ravindra Jadeja’s T20 career in numbers Matches played: 74 Runs scored: 515 Wickets taken: 54 Best Bowling Figures: 3/15 against Scotland in the 2021 T20 World Cup held in Dubai. Jadeja made his T20 debut on Feb 10,
4. David Warner
Australia legend David Warner’s international retirement was confirmed after the team’s T20 World Cup 2024 exit during the Super 8 stage. The Australian swashbuckling opener had already confirmed that the T20 World Cup in the USA and West Indies will be his last in the Australian shirt. Here’s a quick look at Warner’s T20 career in numbers Matches played: 110 Runs scored: 3277 Highest Score: 100
5. Trent Boult
New Zealand pace-swing bowler Trent Boult announced his retirement from international cricket after their disappointing T20 World Cup campaign which saw them getting knocked out in the group stage of the competition. Here’s a quick look at Boult’s T20 career in numbers Matches played: 61 Wickets taken: 83 Best Bowling Figures: 4/13 against Sri Lanka in the 2022 T20 World Cup held in Australia. B
6. David Wiese
Namibia’s star all-rounder, David Wiese called a time on his international cricket career after their final T20 World Cup 2024 group stage match against England. The Namibian all-rounder made his T20I debut in Aug 2013 against Sri Lanka when he was part of the South African side. Wiese made his debut for Namibia in the first round of the 2021 T20 World Cup. Here’s a quick look at David’s T20 care
Matches played: 54 Runs Scored: 624 Wickets taken: 59 Best Bowling Figures: 5/23 against West Indies during latter’s tour of South Africa in Jan 2015.
7. Sybrand Engelbrecht
Netherlands’ Sybrand Engelbrecht played his last T20I against Sri Lanka which saw the team bow out of the ICC T20 Men’s World Cup 2024. The 35-year-old middle-order batsman announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket. He made his T20I debut in Feb 2024 against Nepal during the Nepal T20I Tri-Series 2024. Born in South Africa, Engelbrecht shifted to Netherlands to focus on his career outside cricket but was later called up by the Netherlands national cricket team when they qualified for the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup. Here’s a quick look at Sybrand Engelbrecht’s T20I career in numbers
Here’s a quick look at Sybrand Engelbrecht’s T20I career in numbers Matches played: 12 Runs Scored: 280 Wickets taken: 5
8. Brian Masaba
Brian Masaba stepped down as T20I captain of Uganda’s national cricket team and also retired from the T20 format after the Cricket Cranes faced a group-stage exit at the 2024 T20 World Cup. Uganda, part of Group C registered their first win of the campaign by defeating Papua New Guinea by 3 wickets
Here’s a quick look at Brian Masaba’s T20 career in numbers
Matches played: 63 Runs Scored: 439 Wickets taken: 24 Under his leadership, Uganda qualified for their first-ever T20 World Cup. In an event in the Ugandan capital of Kampala, Masaba made his retirement announcement.
