Cheteshwar Pujara is the fifth Indian cricketer to retire in 2025. Before them, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have retired from the Test, on the other hand Varun Aaron and Wriddhiman Saha have retired from all formats of cricket. It seems as if this process of retirement is not going to stop here, because many other Indian cricketers are also standing on the threshold of retirement. So know about those Indian cricketers who can retire very soon.

Ajinkya Rahane

Ajinkya Rahane represented Team India in 195 international matches, which has 8414 runs in his name. More than two years have passed since he played the last match for India. He has not played any white ball match for Team India after 2018. Looking at the youth Test team getting ready, they are also expected to return to the red-ball format. They can also announce retirement very soon.

Amit Mishra

Amit Mishra has retired from the Indian Premier League, but till now he has not said goodbye to international cricket. He took 156 wickets in his international career and after 2017 he has not returned to the Indian team. New options of leg spin have been constantly coming, while Amit Mishra’s age has also been 42. Therefore, it seems that their retirement is not far away.

Karun Nair

Karun Nair had a chance to show some miracles after 8 years, but on the England tour, he was able to score only 205 runs in 8 innings. After 2017, he returned to the Indian team in 2025. He was tried on number-3 as well as fifth order, but his bat could not do anything special. Now hardly he could get a chance in playing XI.

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It seems like 2025 is the year of retirement. By August, big legendary players have said goodbye to cricket and now the newest name is associated with Cheteshwar Pujara Retirement. Pujara was able to play only 5 matches in his ODI career, but scored a total of 7,195 runs in 103 Test matches. Prior to him, in 2025, many famous players including Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have retired.

Cricketer who retired in 2025

Rohit Sharma- The Test series against England was getting closer, IPL 2025 had passed half. The date of May 7 came when Rohit Sharma shocked everyone by announcing Test retirement. Rohit retired from T20 in 2024 itself. They will still play in ODI.

Virat Kohli- It was only 5 days of Rohit retired, then on May 12, Virat Kohli also announced his retirement and made it clear that he will never play for India in white jersey. Virat also said goodbye to the T20 format in 2024. They too will now be seen playing only ODI matches.

Varun Aaron- Fast bowler Varun Aaron played only 9 Tests and 9 ODIs for India. He was known for throwing the ball at a speed of his 150 km per hour. He announced his retirement in January 2025.

Wriddhiman Saha- Wicketkeeper batsman Riddhiman Saha played a total of 49 international matches for India. He retired from all formats of cricket on 1 February. Saha has 142 first-class matches experience.

Cheteshwar Pujara- Cheteshwar Pujara has said goodbye to cricket at the age of 37. He played only 5 ODI matches for India, but emerged as a Test legend. He scored 7195 runs for Team India at an average of 43.60 in 103 Tests, including 19 centuries.

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