Several cricketers announced retirements in 2023, some from one format of the game and some from all. There have also been a few U-turns on retirements as well. Here’s the complete list of cricketers who have retired in 2023.
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List of cricketers who retired in 2023
Dwaine Pretorius
South African all-rounder Pretorius announced retirement from international cricket in January. Having represented South Africa 60 times across formats, Pretorius said in his announcement that he would be shifting his focus to ‘T20 and other shorter formats for the rest of his career.
Hashim Amla
Amla had retired from international cricket in 2019, but this January, he moved away from all forms of cricket, having last played for Surrey in County cricket.
Dan Christian
Christian called it quits during the 2022.23 BBL. He represented Australia in 20 ODIs and 23 T20Is, and earned a reputation of being a trophy magnet in T20 cricket around the world.
Murali Vijay
Having last played for India in 2018, Vijay retired from international cricket this January. He represented India in all three formats and was part of the 2010 T20 World Cup squad as well.
Joginder Sharma
Famously known for bowling the last over of the 2007 T20 World Cup, Joginder announced his retirement from all forms of the game in February.
Aaron Finch
Former Australian captain Finch quit international cricket in February 2023. One of Australia’s most prolific white-ball batters, he played more than 100 ODIs and T20Is, and led Australia to their maiden T20 World Cup title in 2021.
Dane van Niekerk
Former South Africa captain van Niekerk announced retirement from international cricket in March after being snubbed of a central contract by Cricket South Africa for failing a fitness test.
Trisha Chetty
Chetty, the legendary South African wicketkeeper, called it quits from all cricket in March after missing out on the 2023 T20 World Cup. She retired with a record world record 182 wicketkeeping dismissals in women’s ODIs.
Swagatika Rath
Rath, a former India spin-bowling all-rounder, announced her retirement from all forms of the game in May. She represented India in three ODIs and two T20Is in 2012 and was a well-known name in domestic circles.
Shabnim Ismail
Ismail, the fastest female bowler, retired from international cricket in May, citing spending more time with her family as the reason. She is the second-highest wicket-taker in the history of women’s ODIs with 191 wickets from 127 games.
Katherine Sciver-Brunt
Sciver-Brunt brought her 19-year career for England to an end in May. She is the highest wicket-taker for England in women’s cricket across formats, and has three World Cup titles to go with four Ashes trophies to her name.
Ambati Rayudu
Rayudu retired from the IPL just before the final, where he ended up playing a crucial role in Chennai Super Kings’ victory. He had quit cricket previously before taken u-turns, something which he specifically addressed in his retirement tweet this time around.
Ayesha Naseem
Months after taking the world by storm with her six-hitting abilities, Ayesha stunned the cricketing fraternity by retiring at the age of 18.
Stuart Broad
Broad quit all forms of cricket after the third day of the fifth Ashes Test match. His 604 wickets are the second-most in the Test cricket among fast bowlers.
Moeen Ali
Moeen had retired from Test cricket in 2021, but came back to play in the 2023 Ashes on request from the England captain. He re-retired from the longest format after the conclusion of the Ashes, but not before doing the 3,000 run-200 wicket double.
Gyanendra Malla
Former Nepal captain Gyanendra Malla called time on an illustrious 17-year-long international career for Nepal in August. His last outing came in the World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe earlier this year.
