Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja has retired from international cricket on the second day of the year 2026. Khawaja announced that the fifth Ashes Test against England would be the last match of his international career. 39-year-old Khawaja has confirmed his retirement in the presence of his family. Know here about those players, who can take retirement in the year 2026 after Usman Khawaja.

mohammed nabi

Afghanistan’s legendary cricketer Mohammad Nabi could be the next cricketer to retire. Nabi retired from Test cricket in 2019 itself. Nabi had described the 2023 ODI World Cup as his last tournament, but later revealed that he will continue playing. He had also said that after the Champions Trophy 2025, he can continue playing international cricket for one more year. It is possible that T20 World Cup 2026 could be his last tournament.

shakib al hassan

Bangladesh’s 38-year-old veteran cricketer Shakib Al Hasan had announced his retirement from Test and T20 cricket some time ago, but later withdrew his retirement. Shakib has not played any international cricket match for Bangladesh since October 2024. The possibility of Shakib, who is constantly out of the team, retiring this year seems very high.

Yuzvendra Chahal

35 year old Yuzvendra Chahal has been out of Team India for a long time. He played his last international match for Team India in August 2023. Chahal is playing IPL, domestic and county cricket regularly, but at present his name is nowhere to be seen in the future plans of Team India. Spinners like Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Akshar Patel and Varun Chakraborty have cemented their place in the Indian team. With him, Chahal’s return to the team is looking very difficult.

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Afghanistan Announce Their Squad For T20 World Cup 2026: Afghanistan Cricket Board announced its 15-member squad for the T20 World Cup 2026 to be hosted by India and Sri Lanka. In this tournament, Afghanistan team will be captained by star leg spinner Rashid Khan and opening batsman Ibrahim Zadran has been made the vice-captain. The Afghanistan team had performed amazingly in the 2024 T20 World Cup, due to which the Afghan team was successful in reaching the semi-finals.

Naveen Ul Haq returns to the team after a long time

Afghanistan’s veteran player Mohammad Nabi has also been included in the team, who is going to turn 41 on January 1, 2026. Naveen Ul Haq and Gulbadin Naib have also returned to the team, which will make their bowling line-up even stronger. Naveen has not played any match for Afghanistan in the year 2025 and due to injury he could not even play the Asia Cup. Both of them had performed amazingly for the team in the last T20 World Cup.

Allah Ghazanfar included in reserve players

19 year old mystery spinner Allah Ghazanfar has failed to make a place in the team. He has been included among the three reserve players. Apart from Allah, Ijaz Ahmadzai and Zia ur Rehman Sharifi have been kept among the reserve players. Before the T20 World Cup, Afghanistan team will play a series against West Indies. This series will be played in Sharjah from January 19 to 22, 2026.

Afghanistan team present in difficult group

Afghanistan team has been placed in Group D in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. Teams from New Zealand, South Africa, UAE and Canada are present in it. Due to having two strong teams, it will not be easy for Afghanistan. Afghanistan will face New Zealand in its first match on 8 February in Chennai. After this, it will play against South Africa on 11th February at Narendra Modi Stadium.

Afghanistan squad for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026: Rashid Khan (captain), Ibrahim Zadran (vice-captain), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Ishaq (wicketkeeper), Sediqullah Atal, Darwish Rasooli, Shahidullah Kamal, Azmatullah Umarzai, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Nabi, Noor Ahmed, Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Naveen Ul Haq, Fazal Haq Farooqui and Abdullah. Ahmedzai.

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.

BAN vs AFG 3rd ODI: The third ODI match between Afghanistan vs Bangladesh was played at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. In this match, the explosive batting of Afghanistan’s experienced all-rounder Mohammad Nabi stunned the Bangladesh bowlers. Nabi scored 43 runs in the last 10 balls, helping Afghanistan convert an average score into a match-winning total.

Scored 43 runs in 10 balls

Till the 48th over, Afghanistan’s score was 9 wickets for 249 runs. It seemed that the team would reach only 260-265, but Nabi’s attitude was different. Only 1 run was scored at the beginning of the 49th over, after which due to the injury of Nahid Rana, the bowling had to be changed and the ball was handed over to Mehndi Hasan Miraj. Miraj started becoming a victim of Nabi’s storm as soon as it arrived. Nabi hit three consecutive sixes in his over, some wide balls were also hit in between, and by the end of the over, 25 runs were scored.

After this Hasan Mahmood bowled the last over, but Nabi did not stop there either. He scored 19 runs in this over by hitting fours and sixes. In this way, a total of 44 runs were scored in the last 10 balls, out of which 38 runs were scored by Nabi alone.

62 runs in 37 balls, Nabi’s stormy style

Nabi played an unbeaten inning of 62 runs in just 37 balls. During this, he hit 5 sixes and 4 fours. His innings proved to be a trouble-shooter for Afghanistan. The team was in trouble at one time, but Nabi handled the innings and took the score to 293 runs.

Earlier, the foundation of Afghanistan’s innings was laid by Ibrahim Zadran (95 runs) and Rahmanullah Gurbaz (42 runs). Both gave a strong start to the team, but the run rate slowed down due to the fall of wickets in the middle overs. In such a situation, the prophet changed the game as soon as he arrived.

Bangladesh’s shameful defeat

After Nabi’s storm, Bangladesh’s entire bowling got disorganized. Bangladesh team, which came to chase the target, appeared under pressure even while batting. Their entire team could score only 93 runs and was all out in the 28th over. Afghanistan won this match by a huge margin of 200 runs.

ICC No-1 Allrounder Rankings in Test, Oneday or T20Is: ICC keeps releasing rankings of players from time to time, which is based on the performance of the players. ICC’s latest rankings for October 2025 are shocking, in which the number-1 all-rounders in all three formats are different players. India’s legendary all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja is the number-1 all-rounder in Test, while players from other countries are present in ODI and T20 International.

Number-1 all-rounder in test cricket

India’s legendary all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja continues to dominate the ICC Test all-rounder rankings. He has been present at the position of number-1 all-rounder in Test cricket for a long time. In the latest ICC rankings for October 2025, Jadeja is at number one with 430 rating points. Jadeja has performed brilliantly with both bat and ball, due to which his ranking as number-1 all-rounder has remained intact for a long time. After Jadeja, Mehdi Hasan Miraj of Bangladesh is at second place in the ranking and England captain Ben Stokes is at third place.

Number-1 all-rounder in ODI cricket

Zimbabwe’s all-rounder Sikandar Raza has done wonders in the ICC ODI all-rounder rankings. At the age of 39, Alexander achieved the ranking of number-1 all-rounder for the first time in his career. In the latest ICC rankings for October 2025, Alexander has come at number one with 302 rating points. He has left behind Afghanistan’s all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai. Now Omarzai is at second position in the ranking and another experienced all-rounder of Afghanistan Mohammad Nabi is at third position in the ranking.

Number-1 all-rounder in T20 International

Pakistan’s Sam Ayub is at number one in ICC’s T20 International all-rounder rankings. In the latest ICC rankings for October 2025, Ayub has achieved 241 rating points and has left behind India’s star all-rounder Hardik Pandya. Now Hardik is at second place in the ranking. At the third position is Afghanistan’s experienced all-rounder Mohammad Nabi.

Most Sixes in asia cup 2025: The Asia Cup 2025 has reached its last stop. Many exciting matches have been seen in the tournament. The players have left no stone unturned to make this tournament exciting. Whether it is batsman, bowler or fielder, all the players have entertained the audience a lot with their game. Here we will tell you about 7 batsmen who hit the most sixes in the 2025 Asia Cup.

Abhishek Sharma is ‘Sixer King’

India’s explosive opener Abhishek Sharma has hit the most sixes in the Asia Cup 2025. He has a total of 17 sixes. Bangladesh’s opener batsman Saif Hasan is second in this list. At the same time, there is no other Indian batsman in the top-7 list in terms of hitting the most sixes in the tournament.

Asia Cup 2025 top-7 batsmen hitting the most sixes

place Player Six

1. Abhishek Sharma 17
2. Saif Hasan 10
3. Ajmatullah Umarjai 8
4. Mohammad Nabi 8
5. Sahibzada Farhan 8
6. Shaheen Shah Afridi 6
7. Dasun Shanaka 6

Team India has reached the final

Let us know that Team India has entered the final of the 2025 Asia Cup. The Indian team has been invincible in the tournament. Now on Friday, the Indian team will face Sri Lanka in their last match of Super-4. The final match of the Asia Cup will be played in Dubai on 28 September. The winning team of Pakistan and Bangladesh match will take on India in the final.

A tragic news came out from the Asia Cup 2025 on Thursday. Sri Lankan player Dunith Vellalage’s father died while he was playing a match against Afghanistan. He was informed about this after the match. When the people of the press present in the stadium told this to Mohammad Nabi, he was stunned, it was difficult for him to do it. Actually, the prophet hit 5 sixes in one over of Vellalage on Thursday itself.

Afghanistan scored 169 runs while batting first, in which Mohammad Nabi had an important role. The prophet scored 60 runs in just 22 balls with the help of 6 sixes, 3 fours. In this, he hit 5 sixes in the last over by Dunith Vellalage. In this over, Vellalage had robbed 32 runs. He was disappointed on his face.

Prophet stunned after hearing the news of Vellalage’s father’s death

After the match, when Mohammad Nabi was leaving for the team hotel, some journalists present there told him that Dunith Vellalage’s father has passed away. The prophet was shocked to hear, it was difficult for him to do this. Surprisingly, he asked when the people recording him there told that this news came after the first innings.

Cricket is a very cruel game. When Mohammad Nabi Hit Vellalage for five Sixes, Vellalage Father Had a Heart Attack and Died. What a great shock and sorrow for a son.#ASIACUP pic.twitter.com/ZGA0U8ESPK

– Adnan Abbasi (@Adnanabbasi022) September 19, 2025

Dunith Vellalage immediately left for Sri Lanka from UAE after hearing the news. Let us know that Vellege was playing his first match against Afghanistan in the Asia Cup 2025. Earlier, he did not play against Bangladesh and Hong Kong.

The moment when Sri Lanka’s Coach Sanath Jayasuriya and Team Manager Informed Dunith Wellallage about the demise of his father right after the match. Dunith’s Father Passed Away Due to a Sudden Heart Attack. He was 54.
Video Credits- Dhanushka pic.twitter.com/p01nffwlvw

– Nibraz Ramzan (@nibraz88crick) September 18, 2025

Bangladesh also in Super-4 with Sri Lankan victory

Chasing the target, Sri Lanka won in the 19th over. Bangladesh also got a super-4 ticket with Sri Lankan victory. Now the first match of Super-4 will be between these two (Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh). This match will be held on September 20 at Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

VIDEO: In the Group B match of Asia Cup 2025, Mohammad Nabi of Afghanistan created panic with the bat. The 40 -year -old Nabi set a record by hitting 5 consecutive sixes in the last over against Sri Lanka. However, despite scoring 32 runs in one over, Afghanistan could not win. Sri Lanka won this match by 6 wickets and confirmed its place in Super Four.

Nabi’s stormy over

The 20th over of Afghanistan’s innings was throwing Sri Lanka’s young spinner Dunith Vellage. The prophet hit six consecutive sixes on the first three balls of the over. Under pressure, Vellage hit the next ball no ball and the prophet hit a six on it. After this, he also took the fifth ball to the stands. However, he was run out on the sixth ball. Nabi scored 32 runs from this over and made his innings memorable.

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Afghanistan’s innings

On the strength of Nabi’s innings, Afghanistan scored 169 runs for 8 wickets in 20 overs. He hit 60 runs in 22 balls, including 6 sixes and 3 fours. He scored runs at a strike rate of over 272 and has equaled the fastest half -century (20 balls) in T20 International for Afghanistan. Earlier, Ajmatullah Umarzai completed the half -century in 20 balls in the same tournament against Hong Kong.

Sri Lanka’s victory

Sri Lanka started a brilliant start to chase a target of 169 runs. The top order maintained the run and the team did not come under pressure despite falling in the middle. Sri Lanka finally achieved the target on the last ball of the 19th over. He has confirmed a place in Super Four by defeating Afghanistan by 6 wickets.

Veelalage’s name embarrassing record

This day proved to be very bad for Vellage. After the prophet’s beating, Dunith Vellaga has come second in the list of Sri Lankan bowlers who spend the most runs in T20 International. Prior to that, in 2021, Akila Dhananjay has robbed 36 runs in an over, when Keron Pollard of West Indies hit 6 sixes against him.

AFG vs Sl Asia Cup 2025: Afghanistan created a storm in the match against Sri Lanka. Mohammad Nabi scored a half -century while playing a quick innings. This batsman hit six sixes against Sri Lanka. Mohammad Nabi played a bang of 60 runs in 22 balls and took Afghanistan’s score to 169.

Mohammad Nabi’s stormy innings

In the beginning of Afghanistan, the wickets went to fall soon. Sri Lanka took 6 wickets on the score of 79 runs. After this, captain Rashid Khan and Mohammad Nabi handled the innings and the two shared a 35 -run partnership.

Mohammad Nabi had scored only 14 runs in 10 balls by the end of the 18th over. Then in the 19th over, the prophet opened his hands and gave three fours in the first three balls of the 19th over. In the 19th over, Nabi created 17 with Nur Ahmed. At the same time, in the 20th over, Sri Lankan bowler Mohammad Nabi could not stop and in this over, the Afghanistan player hit five consecutive sixes and Mohammad Nabi was dismissed on the last ball of the innings.

Sri Lanka gave 32 runs in the 20th over. At the beginning of the last over, the strike was with Mohammad Nabi. There was a no ball after three sixes in the first three balls. After this, the prophet hit 6-6 on the fourth and fifth balls. Everyone hoped that Mohammad Nabi would hit 6 sixes in 6 balls, but on the last ball he missed the six.

Mr. President! Just Wowww!@Mohammadnabi007 Has set the zayed cricket stadium on fire and brough-a cracking half-century against Sri Lanka, The Joint Quickest in T20is for Afghanistan of Just 20 Deliveries.#Afghanatalan , #Asiacup2025 , pic.twitter.com/pbcs0yullw

– Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBOFFICIALS) September 18, 2025

Afghanistan targets 170

Afghanistan has set a target of 170 runs in front of Sri Lanka. Now if Afghanistan has to qualify in the super-4 of the Asia Cup, then Sri Lanka will have to be stopped before 170.

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