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.

Youngest Batsman to score a century in ODI Cricket: It is every batsman’s dream to score a century in ODI cricket, but there are some players who have achieved this feat at a very young age. Pakistan’s legendary all-rounder Shahid Afridi created history by scoring a century in ODI cricket at the age of just 16. This record is still in his name. Apart from Afridi, there are many other batsmen who made their mark in world cricket by scoring centuries at an early age. However, no Indian player is included in the list of top-7 batsmen who scored a century at the youngest age.

Top-7 batsmen who scored the youngest century in ODI cricket

1. Former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi is the youngest batsman to score a century in ODI cricket. Afridi scored a stormy century on 37 balls against Sri Lanka on 4 October 1996 at the age of just 16 years and 217 days. He surprised the cricket world by scoring 102 runs in his very first ODI innings, his record also remained the record of the fastest ODI century for many years.
2. Afghanistan’s batsman Usman Ghani is at second place in the list of top-7 batsmen who scored the youngest century in ODI cricket. Usman played a brilliant inning of 118 runs against Zimbabwe on 20 July 2014 at the age of 17 years and 242 days.
3. Former Pakistan opener Imran Nazir is at third place in the list of top-7 batsmen who scored the youngest century in ODI cricket. Nazir played an excellent inning of 105 not out against Zimbabwe on 15 April 2000 at the age of 18 years and 121 days.
4. Pakistan’s another opening batsman Salim Elahi is at fourth place in the list of top-7 batsmen who scored the youngest century in ODI cricket. Salim played an amazing inning of 102 not out against Sri Lanka on 29 September 1995 at the age of 18 years 312 days.
5. American opening batsman Saiteja Mukkamalla is at fifth place in the list of top-7 batsmen who scored the youngest century in ODI cricket. Saiteja played a brilliant inning of 120 not out against UAE on 30 March 2023 at the age of 18 years 355 days.
6. Former Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal is at sixth place in the list of top-7 batsmen who scored the youngest century in ODI cricket. Tamim played an excellent inning of 129 runs against Ireland on 22 March 2008 at the age of 19 years and 2 days.
7. Jersey’s upper order batsman Asa Tribe is at seventh place in the list of top-7 batsmen who scored the youngest century in ODI cricket. Tribe played an amazing inning of 115 not out against Papua New Guinea on 1 April 2023 at the age of 19 years and 3 days.

Tamim Iqbal Health Update: Former Bangladesh cricket team captain Tamim Iqbal has been discharged from Evercare Hospital. He recently suffered a heart attack during a cricket match. Actually, a match of Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League was being played, in which Iqbal Mohammadan was captaining the Sporting Club team. He was immediately rushed to the hospital after a heart attack, where he had to undergo stent placement surgery. Explain that this surgery is done to improve blood flow in the heart.

Dr. Shahabuddin Talukdar told the press on Friday, “We have decided to discharge him today after seeing the improved condition of Tamim Iqbal. However, he will have to follow the rehabilitation process to be fully healthy and at the same time he will have to bring some changes in his routine.”

Cricket will not play for three months

Abu Zafar, an officer in the Ministry of Health in the Bangladesh government, clarified a few days ago that Tamim Iqbal would have to keep a distance from the cricket ground for at least three months. Zafar said that if everything goes well in three months, Tamim Iqbal will be able to play cricket again. He also emphasized that Iqbal will have to stay away from smoking at all costs, which is one of the main reasons for heart coming.

Tamim Iqbal has retired

Tamim Iqbal represented the Bangladesh cricket team in 391 matches in his international career. He has scored 15,249 runs in this historic career. He has 25 centuries and 94 half -centuries in international cricket. Tamim Iqbal gave information through a Facebook post in January 2025 and told that he is saying goodbye to international cricket.

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Tamim Iqbal Health Update: Last Monday, the cricket world was shocked when Bangladesh cricketer Tamim Iqbal came to know about a heart attack. He was immediately admitted to the nearest hospital. He was admitted to KPJ Hospital after a heart attack. His angiogram test was conducted, which found that there was a blockage in a artery of his heart. Now a medical expert has provided the latest information on the health of Tamim Iqbal.

Professor Abu Jafar gave the latest information on Tamim Iqbal’s health, “Tamim’s health is improving and has also started walking slowly. He will have to wait at least three months to return to normal condition. They will also have to wait to play the game.” Apart from this, Professor Abdul Vadood, director of the National Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, said, “His heart condition is normal, but we should be conscious. The situation may still deteriorate.”

Tamim Iqbal needs care

Professor Abdul Vadood said that Tamim Iqbal has been immediately forbidden from the race. His health has improved, but there is still a possibility of sudden decline in health. It is very important that they should be taken care of well. Tamim’s family will take a final decision on this subject, but medical experts have advised not to make any movement.

Tamim Iqbal has retired from international cricket

Tamim Iqbal played the first international match for Bangladesh in 2007. He announced his retirement from international cricket in July 2023, but he changed his decision after 24 hours at the behest of the then Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina. But 6 months after that, in January 2024, he said goodbye to his cricket career.

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Tamim Iqbal Hospitalized: Former Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal has fallen victim to heart attack. Actually, Tamim Iqbal got a heart attack while playing the match, after which he has been admitted to the hospital. According to media reports, Tamim Iqbal Mohammad was playing for the Sporting Club in Dhaka Premier League (DPL). Tamim Iqbal felt a complaint of chest pain during fielding. Today, Mohammadan Sporting Club and Shinepukur Cricket Club teams were face to face in the Dhaka Premier League. During this, Tamim Iqbal got a heart attack.

What did Bangladesh Cricket Board say?

According to media reports, Tamim Iqbal began to feel uncomfortable during fielding, after which he was admitted to Fajilatunesha Hospital. However, the medical report of Tamim Iqbal has not been revealed till now. At the same time, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Physician Dr. Debashish Chaudhary has confirmed the incident. Actually, as soon as Tamim Iqbal complained of chest pain, a helicopter was arranged to take him to the hospital. According to cricket website Cricinfo, Tamim made this complaint during the first innings of the 50 -over match, after which medical experts arrived immediately.

This was the international career of Tamim Iqbal

Let us tell you that Tamim Iqbal represented Bangladesh in 243 ODIs and 78 T20 matches in addition to 70 Test matches. In the Test format, Tamim Iqbal scored 5134 runs with an average of 38.89. Apart from this, 8357 runs in ODI career with an average of 36.65. Also scored 1758 runs in T20 format for Bangladesh at a strong rate of 117.20 and an average of 24.08. Tamim Iqbal scored 10 centuries in ODIs. Apart from this, Tamim Iqbal has 14 centuries in the Test format. While this batsman crossed the century figure in T20 format 1 time.

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