Which star players including Quinton de Kock-Stuart Broad retired in 2023?

By Vipin - December 30, 2023 - Last updated on Dec 30, 2023 02:01 PM

Which star players including Quinton de Kock-Stuart Broad retired in 2023?

There was a lot of activity in the world of cricket in the year 2023. This year, the World Cup 2023 was organized in India, while the second edition of the World Test Championship also concluded. By capturing both these titles, Australia once again told the world why it has been the best team in the world for a long time. Apart from this, there were many controversies throughout the year, while many star players also ended their international careers by taking retirement. Today we are going to tell you about these players who retired in 2023.

3 Indian players retired

First of all let's talk about the retirement of Indian players. This year a total of 3 Indian cricketers announced their retirement. The name of 2007 T20 World Cup winning team player Joginder Sharma is also included in the list. Yes, Joginder did not play any match for India after the World Cup 2007, but he continued playing IPL till 2011. On February 3 this year, he announced his retirement from all formats.

Apart from Joginder Sharma, the name of India's test specialist Murali Vijay is also included in this list. Vijay, who represented Team India in 61 Tests, announced his retirement on January 30 this year. He played his last match for India in 2018.

The third name in the list is that of Manoj Tiwari. On August 3, this player had announced his retirement from all formats, but within a week he took a U-turn and announced on August 8 that he wanted to try to make his team win the Ranji Trophy for the last time.

Stuart Broad and Quinton de Kock were big names

Fast bowler Stuart Broad, who took 600 wickets in Test cricket for England, played his last international series in the form of Ashes 2023. Even before the start of this series, this veteran player had announced his retirement. Broad's career started by hitting 6 sixes from Yuvraj Singh, but at the end of his career he proved his mettle to the world.

Meanwhile, South Africa's star batsman Quinton de Kock has also retired from ODI cricket after the World Cup 2023. This 31 year old player has already retired from Test. De Kock will now be seen playing only T20 cricket for South Africa. De Kock also ended his ODI career on a high note. He was the highest run-scorer for South Africa in the World Cup 2023 with 594 runs.

David Warner and Dean Elgar will also retire

Australian star opener David Warner has decided to retire from red ball cricket after the ongoing Test series against Pakistan. However, he will continue to represent the team in limited overs cricket. Meanwhile, former South African captain Dean Elgar has decided to retire from all formats after the ongoing Test series against India.