In the year 2025, many big cricketers retired from their international careers, this includes 5 big players of India. Nicholas Pooran surprised everyone by retiring at the age of just 29. See the list of 11 such star players, who retired from international cricket this year.

tamim iqbal

Bangladesh’s opening batsman Tamim Iqbal retired from international cricket in January 2025. Let us tell you that this was the second time that he retired, before this he had also retired in 2023. Then, on the request of the then Prime Minister, he withdrew his retirement. Tamim has played 70 Tests, 243 ODIs and 78 T20 International matches.

martin guptill

New Zealand player Martin Guptill said goodbye to international cricket in the beginning of 2025. Guptill retired at the age of 38. In his career spanning 14 years, Guptill played 47 Tests, 198 ODIs and 122 T20 matches.

Dimuth Karunaratne

Sri Lanka’s Dimuth Karunaratne retired from international cricket in February this year. Karunaratne played 100 Test and 50 ODI matches in his career. In this he scored 7222 and 1316 runs respectively.

Piyush Chawla

Indian leg spinner Piyush Chawla retired from international cricket in June this year. He played 3 Tests, 25 ODIs and 7 T20 International matches for India.

Cheteshwar Pujara

Indian Test team’s great batsman Cheteshwar Pujara also said goodbye to international cricket this year. In his career spanning about 15 years, Pujara played 103 Tests and 5 ODI matches for India. Pujara scored 7.195 runs in the test.

Riddhiman Saha

Wicketkeeper batsman Wriddhiman Saha also retired from international cricket in the year 2025. Saha made his international debut in 2010. He played his last international match in 2021, which was a Test. Saha played 40 Test and 9 ODI matches for India. Saha has 1353 runs in his name in Test.

heinrich classen

South Africa’s explosive batsman Heinrich Klaasen announced his retirement from international cricket this year to give priority to the T20 league. He played 4 Tests, 60 ODIs and 58 T20 International matches in his career.

Chris Woakes

England all-rounder Chris Woakes retired in September this year. His international career lasted for 15 years. Woakes played 62 Tests, 122 ODIs and 33 T20 matches in his career.

nicholas puran

West Indies wicketkeeper batsman Nicholas Pooran surprised everyone by retiring from international cricket at the age of just 29. Puran took this decision to give priority to league cricket. Puran played 61 ODI and 106 T20 International matches in his career.

Amit Mishra

Leg spinner Amit Mishra also announced his retirement from international cricket in the year 2025. He retired in September 2025. In his career, Amit Mishra played 76 Tests, 64 ODIs and 16 T20 matches. He took a total of 156 wickets in all three formats.

Mohit Sharma

Mohit Sharma announced his retirement from international cricket a few days ago. Mohit played 26 ODI and 8 T20 International matches for India in his career, in which he took 31 and 6 wickets respectively.

Cricketers Retired in 2025: The year 2025 was memorable for cricket lovers, but also emotional in many ways. This year, not one, two or three, but a total of 11 big international cricket stars shocked the fans by retiring. These players not only broke the records in their career, but also won crores of hearts. This year, legendary players like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Steve Smith broke the hearts of crores of fans by retiring. Let’s know who are 11 players who retired in 2025.

11 veteran players who retired in the year 2025

1- Virat Kohli- Indian veteran batsman Kohli shocked everyone by retiring from Test cricket last month. Kohli has played 123 Test matches for India. During this, he has scored 9230 runs. Kohli has scored 30 centuries in Test cricket.

2- Rohit Sharma- Former Indian captain Rohit Sharma has also said goodbye to Test cricket last month. Rohit played 67 Test matches for India. During this, he scored 4301 runs with the help of 10 centuries.

3- Steve Smith- Australian veteran batsman Steve Smith retired from ODI cricket after the Champions Trophy. Smith has scored 5,800 runs in 170 ODIs thanks to 12 centuries.

4- Glenn Maxwell- Australia’s finest all -rounder Glenn Maxwell has also retired from ODI cricket. Maxwell has scored 3990 runs in 149 ODIs. He has also taken 77 wickets.

5- Marcus Stoinis- The all -rounder of Australia shocked everyone by retiring from ODI cricket just before the Champions Trophy. Stoinis has scored 1495 runs in 74 ODIs and has taken 48 wickets.

6- Heinrich Klassen- South Africa’s wicketkeeper batsman surprised everyone by retiring in all the formats of cricket at the age of just 33 years. Klassen has played four Tests, 60 ODIs and 58 T20 matches for South Africa.

7- Martin Guptill- New Zealand’s best batsman Martin Guptill retired from cricket at the beginning of the year. He has played 47 Tests, 198 ODIs and 122 T20 matches for New Zealand.

8- Dimuth Karunaratne- Sri Lankan’s finest batsman Dimuth Karunaratne also retired from all the formats of cricket this year. Dimuth has scored 7222 in 100 Tests for Sri Lanka and 1316 runs in 50 ODIs.

9- Angelo Mathews – Sri Lankan legendary batsman Angelo Mathews has also retired from Test cricket. Mathews has scored 8214 runs in Test cricket by playing 119 matches.

10- Nicholas Puran- West Indies explosive batsman Nicholas Puran surprised everyone by retiring from all formats of international cricket at the age of 29.

11- Mushfiqur Rahim- Bangladesh wicketkeeper batsman Mushfiqur Rahim announced his retirement from ODI cricket after the Champions Trophy. Mushfiqur has played 274 ODIs for Bangladesh. During this, he has scored 7795 runs.

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