Top Cricketers Comeback after Retirement: A five -match Test series is going on between India and England. At the same time, about a month before the start of the series, India’s legendary cricketer Virat Kohli retired from Test cricket. Virat announced to retire from the Test on 12 May. But it is not that Virat cannot withdraw his retirement, if he wants to return to Test cricket, he can return retirement and play in Tests for India.

Legendary players withdrawing retirement

Many players of the world have done this, who have returned to their country after retirement. It also has the name of a legendary Indian cricketer. Along with this, the list of these players from Pakistani player Shahid Afridi to England captain Ben Stokes and Dhakad batsman Kevin Pietersen is also included.

Javagal Srinath

The name of Indian cricket’s glory Jawagal Srinath is included in the list of these players, who returned to the team after retiring. Jawagal Srinath is still the highest wicket -taking bowler in ODI for India. This legendary player has 315 wickets in ODIs. At the same time, he has taken 236 wickets in his Test career too.

After returning from the tour against the Caribbean team, Srinath suddenly announced his retirement. At the same time, India’s then captain Sourav Ganguly celebrated him to withdraw his retirement, then Jawagal Srinath could not refuse his captain and returned to Test cricket.

Kevin Pietersen

England veteran Kevin Peterson has scored more than 8000 runs in Test cricket. This player announced his retirement from white ball cricket in 2011, as he wanted to improve his game in red-ball cricket. But within 60 days, Kevin Pietersen withdrew his retirement decision and immediately joined England’s T20 and ODI Squad.

Shahid Afridi (Shahifd Afridi)

Pakistani player Shahid Afridi withdrew his retirement not once but several times. Afridi first announced his retirement from Test cricket in 2006, but this player withdrew his retirement only two weeks later. At the same time, after playing only one match against Australia at Lord’s in 2010, he announced his retirement again. In that match, Pakistan was defeated under the captaincy of Shahid Afridi.

Afridi took retirement after being removed from the ODI captaincy in 2011, but he returned after five months. This player announced his retirement from all formats in 2017, but then in 2018, Shahid Afridi went to play at Lord’s to play his last match.

Ben Stokes

England all -rounder player and current Test team captain Ben Stokes announced his retirement from ODI in July 2022, but before World Cup 2023, Stokes withdrew his retirement and the player was included in the World Cup squad.

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