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Five Indian Cricketers Can Retire This Year: Many star players have been out of the Indian team for a long time. Many of these players are young, but are out of the team due to poor form. In such a situation, his comeback can happen in the coming time only due to good performance. There are also some players who have reached the age of retirement. Now it seems impossible for those players to return to Team India. It is believed that he may announce his retirement from international cricket this year. Here we are going to tell you about those 5 players who can announce their retirement this year.
These 5 Indian cricketers can retire in the year 2026
1. Ishant Sharma
Fast bowler Ishant Sharma made his debut for India in the year 2007. Ishant played his last match in international cricket in the year 2021. 37 year old Ishant has 311 wickets in Test, 115 in ODI and 8 wickets in T20 International.
2. Ajinkya Rahane
The return of Ajinkya Rahane, who turned 38 in June 2026, to Team India now seems almost impossible. Whereas Ajinkya has also captained the Indian cricket team. At the same time, Rahane is still playing for Mumbai in domestic cricket. Rahane has played 85 Tests, 90 ODIs and 20 T20 International matches for India.
3. Umesh Yadav
Fast bowler Umesh Yadav, who is out of Team India, is completely out of the scheme of things of the selectors. Umesh now plays only a few matches for Vidarbha in domestic cricket. Umesh, who took 288 wickets for India in international cricket, was at one time the fastest bowler of the team.
4. Manish Pandey
Manish Pandey is the first Indian batsman to score a century in IPL. He played 20 ODI and 39 T20 International matches for India. There itself. He was not seen playing even in domestic cricket this season. In such a situation, speculations are being made that Manish may announce his retirement.
5. Yuzvendra Chahal
Yuzvendra Chahal was once considered the main spin bowler of Team India. Chahal was also a part of the team that won the 2024 T20 World Cup. But he has not got a chance to play any international match after the year 2023. Due to which the path to Team India is almost completely closed for Chahal.