ICC World Cup 2019: List Of Players Who Retired From Cricket After The World Cup

The ICC World Cup 2019 came to a thrilling finish with host England clinching their maiden title beating New Zealand in the Super Over boundary count at the historic Lord’s Cricket Ground. It was one the greatest game in the history of the tournament. Although the Blacks Caps ended on the losing side for two consecutive times now, Kane Williamson & Co played some fantastic cricket throughout the competition and won millions of hearts.

The last six weeks of intense cricket has gifted some world-class talent who will rule the cricketing field in the upcoming years. But some of the brightest stars of the game decided to bid farewell from this format of the game after their sides ouster from the tournament.

Here is the list of players who announced their retirement from cricket at the end of the ICC World Cup 2019:

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Shoaib Malik

Pakistan all-rounder, Shoaib Malik, announced his retirement from ODI cricket minutes after Pakistan’s last ICC World Cup 2019 fixture. The veteran all-rounder had a poor outing in the marquee event and played only three matches in the tournament scoring two ducks.

Malik has represented Pakistan in 287 ODIs for Pakistan over a span of almost two decades. He has scored 7534 runs including nine centuries and 44 fifties. Besides, Malik has also picked 159 wickets at an economy rate of 4.66 making him one of the greatest servant of Pakistan cricket.

The 37-year-old, however, will continue playing in the T20s and aims to feature in the World T20 next year.

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Imran Tahir

Imran Tahir has been a champion cricketer winning innumerable matches for his side single-handedly. The 40-year-old bid farewell to ODI cricket after South Africa’s premature exit from the ICC World Cup 2019. Tahir played his last game against Australia where the Proteas registered a 10-run win over the Aussies.

Tahir concluded his ODI career with 173 wickets in 107 matches with the best figures of seven for 45. The leg-spinner, who is a globetrotter, will continue to represent South Africa in the shortest format of the game. Tahir had an average World Cup claiming 11 wickets from nine games and was economical bowling at a rate just over 4.5.

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JP Duminy

JP Duminy, who had earlier given up on Test cricket, decided to bid goodbye to the fifty-overs format of the game as well. The all-rounder was one of the greatest servants of South African cricket, but his form witnessed a dip with the growing age.

Duminy scored 5117 runs in 199 ODI matches at a strike-rate of 84.58. The off-spinner also claimed 69 ODI wickets with a career-best spell of four for 16. Meanwhile, the all-rounder didn’t have a great time in the ICC World Cup 2019 scoring only 70 runs from five games and chipping in with only one wicket. Understanding his poor form in this format, Duminy gracefully decided to announce his retirement but will continue to play the T20Is.

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Hamid Hassan

Afghanistan fast bowler Hamid Hassan announced his retirement from ODI cricket after suffering a hamstring tear during the ICC World Cup 2019 game against Pakistan. The 32-year old played five games in the World Cup picking only two wickets.

Hamid has played 38 ODIs for Afghanistan picking 59 wickets with the best figures of five for 45. The Afghan pacer said he was devastated to finish his career with an injury. He was one of the greatest seamers to play for Afghanistan and had significant contributions to their rapid success.