By Admin 
The whole world is about to enter the new year. In the year 2025, big tournaments like Champions Trophy, World Test Championship and Women’s ODI World Cup took place in the cricket world. Many cricketers have made a series of records, but many legends have also said goodbye to the game of cricket. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma said goodbye to Test cricket, while Steve Smith has retired from ODI cricket.
This process of taking retirement may continue in the year 2026 also. See here the list of those legendary cricketers who can retire in the year 2026.
These 5 cricketers can take retirement in 2026
Suryakumar Yadav
Suryakumar Yadav made his international cricket debut in the year 2021 and within a few years he has become the captain of the T20 team. He will be seen captaining Team India in the T20 World Cup 2026, but Surya’s poor form can sink his career. Suryakumar Yadav has been able to score only 244 runs in the last 25 T20 matches. He has not played any half-century innings after the series against Bangladesh in 2024. If Suryakumar is not able to recover from this poor form, then the end of his career does not seem to be far away.
glen maxwell
37-year-old Glenn Maxwell has retired from ODI cricket. Maxwell has not played Test matches after 2017 and is currently active only in T20 format. It is possible that T20 World Cup 2026 may be Maxwell’s last major tournament, because after that the Australian Cricket Board would like to prepare a new team for 2028. In such a situation, Maxwell will have to take a difficult decision on his career.
david miller
David Miller has been representing South Africa in international cricket since 2010. Has scored more than 7 thousand runs in his international career. Miller’s dream of winning the World Cup for South Africa in the 2024 T20 World Cup final remained unfulfilled. In 2026, he can make his last attempt to win the World Cup for his country.
mohammed nabi
Last year, Afghanistan’s veteran player Mohammad Nabi had said that the Champions Trophy would be his last major tournament in the 50-over format. Nabi said that after that he would probably play international cricket for one more year. Based on that statement, Nabi can be seen in Afghanistan jersey for the last time in T20 World Cup 2026.
Ajinkya Rahane
Ajinkya Rahane has not played any match for the Indian team after July 2023. Rahane bats in the upper order, but there is no vacancy till number-4 in the white ball teams. At the same time, the Test team needs a number-3 batsman, on whom many experiments have been done. But the management under Gautam Gambhir has been giving more opportunities to the youth, so there is very little chance of a comeback for Rahane. For him, retirement seems to be the last option.