International Cricketers Retiring in 2024

So far, a total of 15 international cricketers have announced their retirement in various formats in 2024.

The year 2023 has seen some surprising retirement announcements in cricket. England fans were in for a huge shock when Stuart Broad decided to call it quits during the 2023 Ashes. Broad was supposed to follow in the footsteps of James Anderson but things turned out differently as he was the first to hang up his boots. Similarly, South African wicketkeeper Quinton De Kock decided to call time on his ODI cricket career after the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup to shift his focus to T20 cricket, which also came as a huge surprise to everyone.

The calendar year 2024 also began with the end of several illustrious careers in Test cricket. Australian opener David Warner and South African opener Dean Elgar parted ways in the first week of January. This year marks the end of some wonderful cricketing careers across formats. Let’s take a look at the names that decided to pull down the curtains in 2024.

List of international cricketers who retired in 2024:

1. Dean Elgar (All formats):

South Africa’s season-opener Dean Elgar, who represented the country in 86 Tests and eight ODIs, announced his retirement from international cricket ahead of the Test series against India in December-January 2023-24. Elgar played his last match of his career against India in the New Year’s Test against India at Newlands, Cape Town.

Dean Elgar became the first international cricketer to retire in 2024. Elgar scored 5347 runs at an average of 37.92 with 14 centuries and 23 half-centuries in his 86-match Test career. Elgar also captained South Africa in 18 Test matches, winning 9 and losing 8.

2. David Warner (All formats):

David Warner announced his retirement from Test cricket in June 2023 during the Ashes in England, saying his last Test series would be at home against Pakistan. During his test retirement press conference, Warner also announced his retirement from ODI cricket on New Year’s Day. David Warner’s last Test appearance came in the New Year’s Test against Pakistan at the SCG, while his last ODI appearance came in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 final against India on November 19, 2023.

In his career, David Warner played 112 Test matches and scored 8786 runs. In ODIs, he played 161 matches and scored 6932 runs. Warner has 48 centuries to his name in the above two formats of the game. Australian opener David Warner was given a winning farewell by the Australian side against Pakistan. Australia whitewashed Pakistan in a three-match Test series to be played in December-January 2023-24.

Later that year in June, Warner also withdrew from T20Is at the end of the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup. Warner had announced that the tournament will be his last in the game’s shortest format. After his team exited the tournament in the Super 8 round, Warner’s T20I career came to an end.

3. Heinrich Klaasen (testing):

South African wicketkeeper Heinrich Klaasen also retired in the year 2024. On 8 January 2024, Heinrich Klaasen announced his retirement from Test cricket to focus entirely on limited-overs cricket. Klaasen, who made his Test debut against India in October 2019, managed to add only three Test caps in which he scored 108 runs. His last match in white was against West Indies in March 2023 at the Wanderers, Johannesburg.

4. Saurabh Tiwary (All formats)

Left-handed Jharkhand batsman Saurabh Tiwary retired from professional cricket in February this year, ending a cricket career of 17 years. He made his first-class debut in 2006/07 and was part of the under-19 World Cup-winning team in 2008 under Virat Kohli.

He was picked by Mumbai Indians in the IPL and had his best season in 2010, scoring 419 runs. He played three ODIs for India in 2010 but didn’t get any opportunities after that as his IPL performances dipped.

5. Varun Aaron (All formats)

Fast bowler Varun Aaron retired from first-class cricket in February this year at the end of the Ranji Trophy season in which he played for Jharkhand. Aaron goes out with 66 first-class matches, nine of which were for India. In nine Tests between 2011 and 2015, Aaron managed to pick 18 wickets at an average of 52.

6. Neil Wagner (all formats)

New Zealand left-handed seamer Neil Wagner retired from international cricket earlier this year after being told his services as a bowler were no longer required. Wagner played in 64 Test matches for New Zealand from 2012 to 2024, taking 260 wickets. He was part of the Kiwi XI that defeated India in the final of the 2021 World Test Championship.

7. Colin Munro (all formats)

After missing out on selection for the 2024 T20 World Cup, New Zealand opener Colin Munro retired from international cricket in May this year. Munro had played the last of his 65 T20Is in 2020. He was not picked for the T20 World Cups in 2021 and 2022 but kept his hopes of participating this year alive by playing franchise cricket. He also played 57 ODIs and one Test match.

8. Dinesh Karthik (All Formats)

Veteran India cricketer Dinesh Karthik retired from all forms of the game, including the IPL. The 39-year-old made the announcement after not being picked for India’s 2024 T20 World Cup squad despite an impressive 2024 IPL season.

Karthik concluded a long professional career that began in the 2002-03 season. Despite the presence of MS Dhoni for most of his career, Karthik played in 94 ODIs, 60 T20Is and 26 Test matches for India. His last international appearance would be at the 2022 T20 World Cup.

He has also played in 256 IPL matches and is one of the few players to have played in all IPL seasons till this year.

9. Kedar Jadhav (all formats)

Kedar Jadhav, 39, announced his retirement from all forms of the game in June this year. The Pune-born cricketer represented India in 73 ODIs and nine T20Is. He smashed two ODI centuries and six fifties, and was part of the 2019 World Cup squad. His last match for India was in 2020.

10. David Wiese (All formats)

All-rounder David Wiese played international cricket for two countries – South Africa and Namibia. He ended his career after the 2024 T20 World Cup with 54 T20Is and 15 ODIs to his name.

He left South African cricket in 2016 to accept the Kolpak deal. He made his debut for Namibia in 2021 as he helped them qualify for the Super 12 round of the 2021 T20 World Cup in the UAE. He played 34 T20Is and nine ODIs for Namibia.

He will continue to play in the T20 franchise leagues.

11. Sybrand Engelbrecht (All formats)

Dutch batsman Sybrand Engelbrecht announced his retirement from international cricket at the end of the 2024 T20 World Cup. Engelbrecht has played 12 ODIs and as many T20Is since his Dutch debut in 2023.

Born in Johannesburg in 1988, Engelbrecht played for South Africa at the 2008 Under-19 World Cup. He had retired from cricket in 2016 to focus on his career as a finance and project manager. In 2021, he was posted to the Netherlands by his company and started playing cricket again.

12. Brian Masaba (T20Is)

Ugandan captain Brian Masaba stepped down as skipper and retired from international cricket after his team exited the group stages of the 2022 T20 World Cup. He played in 63 T20Is in his career as an all-rounder.

Masaba made his T20I debut in 2009 and has captained Uganda for the past five years. Uganda played their first T20 World Cup this year and managed to secure one win in four matches.

13. Virat Kohli (T20Is)

While receiving the Man of the Match award in the final of the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup, star Indian batsman Virat Kohli announced his retirement from the shortest international format. Kohli’s 76 played an important role in India winning the final against South Africa.

He ranks as the second-leading T20I run-scorer and a two-time winner of the Player of the Tournament award at the T20 World Cups.

14. Rohit Sharma (T20Is)

After leading India to the title in the 2024 T20 World Cup, Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from T20Is. He became only the third Indian skipper to win a World Cup trophy. At the time of his retirement, Rohit was the leading run-scorer in T20Is. He was the second highest run-scorer in the 2024 T20 World Cup.

15. Ravindra Jadeja (T20Is)

After winning the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup for India, Ravindra Jadeja joined Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in retiring from the shortest format of the game. Just a day after India’s victory, Jadeja took to social media to make the announcement. However, he will still play for India in the other two formats of the game.

Jadeja played 74 T20Is for India from 2009 to 2024, during which he scored 515 runs and took 54 wickets with the ball.

(List updated until June 30, 2024)

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