Check out the list of 6 cricketers who announced their retirement in the last two months. The list includes the likes of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, who retired from Tests while the likes of Heinrich Klaasen and Nicholas Pooran announced their retirement from all formats.
Virat Kohli retired from Test cricket on May 12, 2025. He was expected to travel to England for the five-match series, but shortly before the selectors announced the squad, Kohli revealed this decision to call time. He featured against Railways in the Ranji Trophy earlier in the year, which is one of the reasons why Kohli was expected to continue.
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5 days before Virat Kohli announced Test retirement, India captain Rohit Sharma called time. Previously, he expressed a desire to continue and feature in the upcoming five-match England series, but eventually, announced his decision to retire. Rohit has played 67 Test matches, scoring 4301 runs at an average of 40.57.
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Glenn Maxwell announced his retirement from ODI cricket on June 2. However, he remains available for T20 cricket. The all-rounder has scored 3990 runs in 136 innings he has played in ODI cricket. The 36-year-old has also picked 77 wickets in the format.
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Nicholas Pooran retired from all three formats of the game. The former West Indies international has played 61 ODIs and 106 T20Is, scoring 1983 and 2275 runs, respectively. Given that he is only 29 years old, Pooran's decision to retire from international cricket was shocking. Now, the cricketer wants to focus only on franchise-based tournaments.
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Like Pooran, Klaasen's decision to retire from international cricket was shocking as well. The keeper-batter has done extremely well in the limited time he has spent in international cricket. He has played 58 T20Is, scoring 1000 runs, 60 ODIs, scoring 2141 runs and four Test matches, scoring 104. Known for his ruthless batting, Klaasen will also now focus only on franchise cricket.
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Angelo Mathews will retire from Test cricket after the first Test against Bangladesh. The veteran Sri Lanka all-rounder wanted to continue, but since they won't be playing any Test for almost a year, Mathews decided to call his time.
