5 Cricketers Who Retired at Their Prime

Cricket is known for being more accommodating to players in their 30s compared to sports like football and tennis. Yet, the inevitable decline in hand-eye coordination and physical fitness poses a challenge for all cricketers, particularly fast bowlers, in determining the right time to retire from the sport. This has been evident in cricket legends such as Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting, who retired beyond their peak years, despite having had illustrious careers. Nonetheless, a few fortunate players have managed to conclude their careers on a high note, adhering to the wisdom that it's preferable to retire with people wondering why, rather than when. This video highlights five iconic cricketers who chose to retire while still at the pinnacle of their game.
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[@harikeshg3823]

I feel that Kevin Pietersen is a worthy pick, retiring at just 33-34 years old.

[@joydip9044]

He didn't retire he was exiled forever by ECB in January 2014 he still continued playing T20 leagues till 2018

[@harikeshg3823]

@@joydip9044 Yeah, might have gotten it wrong, but still, he could have had upto 5 more years on the national side

[@joydip9044]

@@harikeshg3823 yeah that's right they kicked him out at a very wrong time just before the T20 wc of 2014 and were defeated by Netherlands

[@kishansharma8557]

Sree​@@joydip9044

[@US-4himself]

Netherlands defeated them in 2009

[@swapnildhande16]

Greg chappel was reason Ganguly had to retire.

[@kingboruto6973]

But he retired with honor and retired in age of 34 years good one unlike gambhir,dhawan ditched and never even talked about.

[@rockyrock6860]

Saurav Ganguly world cup 2003 was not a sharmanak haar...... finalists of that 2003 that too at South Africa... It's was not a joke..... Dada was 2nd highest run scorer of dat world cup

[@atulverma2537]

I think he said 2007 world cup

[@sakshamjindal6992]

Where is Alaistar Cook ? Retired at the age of 33, he could have ended as the highest run scorers in Tests.

[@Pravin.sg83]

Oh... Really 😂 How much was his test runs when he retired? How much was the difference? How much is Sachin's record? Kindly search for answers.

[@sakshamjindal6992]

@@Pravin.sg83 Ok

[@starsad9885]

​@@Pravin.sg83 bro only 3000 runs ka hi gap tha

[@Pravin.sg83]

@@starsad9885 3400+ runs difference when he announced his retirement in 2018... But you have to consider he was in his sunset, he scored only 1400 odd runs in two years played 25 test matches in that period.

[@Nopanop]

He was failing badly , not every cricketer plays for records

[@mdnasimmollah8597]

you haven't mentioned about irfan pathan of Indian team who left cricket at just age of 28..

[@kingboruto6973]

Nope he was above 30

[@vashisht1]

He was made or forced to retire by legend ms dhoni

[@joydip9044]

He didn't leave he was kicked out after the 2013 champions trophy as India got better options like Ravi Jadeja and Ashwin same happened with Viru Gambhir Bhajji etc

[@samarpandey01]

Bhai he was 35 at the time of retirement

[@kingboruto6973]

@@samarpandey01 nope 33

[@vijeetraj4987]

1. Abd 2. Mecullum 3. Pollard 4. Sangakara 5. Megrah 6 hayden

[@Zeratul123able]

hayden was done when he retired

[@buckscricyt6320]

Bro said pollard fking league merchant

[@boomboeditz]

Real dude 🤣🙏​@@buckscricyt6320

[@JapjotSingh-po9us]

Pollard was good player he could have proved himself more in international cricket. He retired when he was captain. Wrong timing

[@bhaskarjyaachatterjee]

Dada would have easily crossed 20k International Runs

[@adiravi3933]

Sangakkara is the most underrated player in cricket history.He has 153 half centuries ,63 centuries and more than 460 dismissals(highest by a WK)that’s just insane 🔥🔥

[@AZ-pg8vd]

As a teenager, Dada’s retirement was my first heartbreak 💔

[@rahmanreshad4909]

he was the master of tuktuk innings

[@DesiWarriorZone]

​@@rahmanreshad4909 don't want your baseless opinion

[@hardik8100]

@@rahmanreshad4909 lockdown kid

[@parasharchoudhury]

​@@rahmanreshad4909what crap u speakin

[@parasharchoudhury]

​@@rahmanreshad4909 lost touch with reality

[@yokeshkrishna]

Bro McGrath retired in 2008 against eng in odi, test against ashes in 2006-07 and if we retire during our peak time no one will question us... although as a medium pace bowler age is a crucial fact... because he was nearly 36 which is a fair age to retire

[@arunsingla3452]

He retired from ODIs in 2007 World Cup not in 2008

[@railway.lover_007]

You should add 1. Kevin Peterson 2. Alistair Cook 3. Quinton De Kock 4. Yuvraj Singh

[@mayamayasuman3671]

yuvraj had prblms bruh so unka retirement koi shocking nahi tha

[@satya3272]

Yuvraj singh🤣

[@entertainment-cc2267]

Lots of luv and respect for Dada...from Bangladesh

[@fakyoutube_69]

I remember once Ganguly played for Bangladesh in 2007 odi wc.

[@devanshshukla7430]

Most of Australian and English players retired quite early like kp,swann,cook ,flintoff for eng and gilchrist,warne,shaun tait, peter siddle ...

[@asb7841]

Their cricketing culture & ecosystem is quite different! Market is much smaller there, plus captains & selectors can take extremely harsh decisions. There is no celebrity madness as cricket is not #1 sport there, but in football it might not be the case. Plus they are developed countries, so many other industries are well-established. Also no great family or social pressure on only becoming engineer or doctor. Even plumber & waiter are good jobs there!

[@mf-hr3ep]

g.chappell was the darkest era of indian cricket and bob wolmer 2007 death and 2010 fixing scandal was the darkest chapters of pakistan cricket

[@nirmalchakraborty8608]

For Ganguly he was getting constant competition form young guns.he maintained average for his record while maintaining his average Team was struggling to put good score on the board.check the wc 2007 first 15 over match then you will identify

[@chad6034]

The other team members couldn't even play a single innings properly other than sehwag and yuvraj

[@raghojisawale1456]

Good video bro,,keep it up ❤❤

[@Cricflixofficial]

Thank you bhai!

[@alykhalifa2361]

They had tied Sachin Tendulkar hands and said, "Brother, go home now." You played enough 🤦

[@asb7841]

Ganguly got it just right, and so did Kumble! They didn't retire at their prime or peak; in fact some cricketers like Kumble, McGrath or Akram were very consistent and don't have a well-defined career peak or fall. Unfortunately, can't say the same for many other so-called great players, who just kept on playing for years & years & years, denying the huge pool of young talent any chance to rise 🙄

[@Annoy-j4j]

He did not get it right, he could have tried to remain in the team, but he did not want to remain within the politics of BCCI. He missed some crucial months because of greg and as a captain, he demoted himself in the batting lineup for Sehwag and Dhoni.

[@Annoy-j4j]

Just google Ganguly's partnerships with Sachin, in their initial days of opening together, Ganguly had more runs than Sachin, also, he was fit. If not for Greg, he could have played the 2011 world cup.

[@parasharchoudhury]

No knowledge

[@satya3272]

Ganguly forcefully exit was visible and no one objected to it.

[@tejasa8429]

Dhoni was the reason for Ganguly retirement.Dhoni even destroyed gambhir career.

[@kingboruto6973]

Nope ganguly retired with honor gambhir was forced to be ditched without any honor or mention

[@tejasa8429]

@@kingboruto6973 Sourav Ganguly in his autobiography has written that he was shocked to hear that he was dropped from the cb series 2008. If you have read his autobiography you will understand that he was forced to retire.

[@SuperAbhirocks]

​@@tejasa8429completely agree with u bro even in ms dhoni biopic movie there was a refrence given for that in a scene ki sb inn players ki team me jagah nhi banti

[@rohitnayak9952]

Dhoni is a selfish player with a lot of ego

[@Shivansh.Singh22]

​@@tejasa8429 Yes and INDIA WON 2008 CB SERIES , Teams success is important.

[@salmanchowdhury1687]

Retirement of AB De Villiers was heartbreaking💔

[@divyanshwrestling]

Bro your channel us grow very fast 😊

[@indiaan01]

AB D 💔🥺

[@harsh312harshh]

Dhoni forced sehwag yuvi dada gautam harbhajn Manoj dravid to retire

[@chotu1956]

😂😂😂

[@harsh312harshh]

@@chotu1956 kya hua

[@parasharchoudhury]

​@@chotu1956 jali kya

[@chotu1956]

@@parasharchoudhury ha bhai jli yar 🤣

[@Sanjaymanikpuri408]

Sunil gawaskar bhi apne prime pe retirement le liye the he's also a lagend ❤

[@AIN1]

As a Indian we love ABD 🛐

[@rockyrock6860]

Till now m not able digest dada's retirement...... such a heart breaking 💔💔💔💔

[@rajatulchaudhary2470]

Har player legend hai... it doesn't matter ki wo pehle retire hue ya late retire hue... being a fan of cricket for past 25 years... sirf ye 5 players nahi but there are more than 100 players jinka retirement dekh kr lga ki abhi inme 5-6 saal ka cricket baaki tha... But ek alag aspect dekha jaae to many teams ko inn players ke retirement ki wajah se world class players bhi mile hai... So hume har player ke liye thankful rehna chahiye ki unhone apne game se hume achi memories di.... For example...Dada ki jagah pe hi team me Virat kohli ko jagah mili and we all know what he has achieved... Gautam gambhir and Sehwag agar team se nhi jaate to aaj hume Rohit Sharma as an opener nhi dikhte saath me shikhar dhawan ne acha role play kia then Shubhman gill and Yashashwi... It is about time ek din aaega jb Virat and Rohit ko bhi team me koi replace zaroor karega whether wo Chahein ya na chahein... Talking about MSD playing even in 2019 wc... mai yahi kahuga ki uss waqt 2019 me India ke paas as a Wicketkeeper batsman me acha option nhi tha... Rishabh Pant ko kai chances mile test me usne perform kia but ODI me performance acha nhi rha KL rahul as a batsman thik tha but Wicketkeeping me at that time acha nhi tha... and main thing Wicketkeeper ko batting ke saath saath behind the stumps bhi kaafi aware rehna pdta h so that wo team ke Captain ko help kr ske better field placement me... iss requirement ko poora krne wala player uss wqt MSD aur DK the aur dono ko worldcup2019 me chance mila tha...

[@m.m.mamuduzzamanronok2443]

You forgot to mention jaques kallis

[@ROCKY15557]

In India BCCI ask players" Please retire"😂

[@almostThere_xx]

Ab de Villiers was world number one when he retired.

[@nilabhverma]

Javagal Srinath is a true sportsman.

[@syedshah4850]

You should include Pakistani cricketers.. most of the players were retired due to the unknown and management reasons….

[@Cricflixofficial]

Thank you, will make a video on this! :)

[@syedshah4850]

@@Cricflixofficial appreciate your reply

[@Sultan786Islam]

​@@Cricflixofficialyes I was also thinking the same wasim akram clarified that in 2003 many old players including him waqar saqlain were forced to leave cricket as they wanted young players and all three bowlers were in their prime and lethal at that time

[@muntaqimrafe_09M]

Include Quinton de Kock also..

[@yashboss290]

😊you missed abd villiers

[@The_og_DAKU]

ABD retirement hurt more then break up 😢

[@vashisht1]

India ki promblem hai population every year you will have many good youngsters who can replace people in current team. Now those in current squad hardly get enough opportunities. Even yuvi told that selectors move player in and out so much that you hardly give them chance to settle and play for nation longer. This puts a lot of pressure on the player to either perform or lose the seat in national squad...soon or later people in india will understand bcci only works for money making and not for making the game entertaining for people.

[@Yakuza92158]

Sanga is a legend, one of the greastest cricketers ever to grace the game

[@gopalbala3591]

You forgot Alistair Cook Whenever i think of player retiring early he is the one who comes to mind

[@Deepankar.96]

Dravid sir also retired at his peak.

[@roso7963]

He was not at his peak. He was struggling in the last bit to stay in the squad and wasn’t a part of the WC11 team. He also retired at a decent age.

[@Deepankar.96]

Bro..in his last ODI match he scored 69 out of 79 deliveries and helped in defeating England at their home ground. His performance was quite good in his retirement year.

[@English-to6qc]

​@@Deepankar.96by this logic even sachin retired at peak

[@Mrconsistent375]

Bro 35 age was a normal retirement age in cricket considering the fitness level of players those days. It’s not even early retirement, forget about prime.

[@sachinhunur9128]

You said mcullum retired at 35 but the text at 1 minute says he was 37 when he took his team to the finals.. am I missing something?

[@swadeshswadesh2904]

Alastair cook

[@AnkitSingh-xl6pt]

Andy Flower was 35 but forced to retire due to political pressure from the autocratic regime of Robert Mugabe. Keith Miller, widely considered alongside Sir Garfield Sobers, Kapil Dev, Sir Richard Hadlee, imran khan and Ian Botham as one of the greatest all-rounders in cricket history, was forced into retirement aged just 35 due to disagreements with Sir Don Bradman. Malcolm Marshall, the greatest pace bowler of all-time, retired aged just 33 for unspecified reasons.

[@mangofangoe315]

Apart from AB, none of them were really at their peak

[@tanishmehta24]

make a video on gambhir retirement and how he dropped from the team when he is scoring runs

[@DeviL-fp3ys]

And There Is Jimmy Anderson.....

[@shikharmaheshwari23]

I guess this video could have a part 2 as well

[@sachinhunur9128]

Chris Crains was under trial for match fixing in ICL not IPL!

[@tonystark6150]

Abd❤🥺

[@yokeshkrishna]

Alastair cook, trott, muhamad kaif

[@Indiancricket-17]

Nathan bracken

[@WeR804]

Rename the title to '5 INDIAN cricketers who retired at their prime'

[@rukaan94]

You forgot parash khadka

[@madhav12k]

dhoni was the reason dada had to retire

[@amitbarman4234]

AB played for money- that’s why chose IPL over National Team

[@DEBMAXGAMING]

Zero cricket knowledge

[@mccullumdamps5785]

Sanga 😮

[@speedgorkha]

What about Hasim Amla and Alaistar Cook?

[@61nimmitjain]

Scott kuggeleijn is Nz bowler ..how could Baz smash him

[@fuadwarlock5976]

Dhoni let them retired to Win World Cup to win next WC let retired ______ these cricketers now

[@ehanuman9022]

For that matter almost many Ind cricketers were expelled out to retirement. Sehwag, Yuvraj, VVS Laxman, Irfan Pathan, Gambhir, Raina, L. Balaji, Praveen Kumar, Munaf, Ajay Jadeja even after proven clean, V. Kambli. Unworthy players kept are D. Mongia, DK who were almost always low. BCCI didn't focus to nurture Irfan and Yousuf Pathans in better way although Irfan is more highlight. Yousuf has been poor at bowling, else way too exceptional at batting on legendary teams. Kedhar Jadhav acted like mini thala and didn't show interest like he did in his early times. MSD if I speak negative on him, most of them won't agree. Even Robin Uthappa is not always in good batting shape, neither he developed as better spin bowler like a Michael Hussey or Mark Waugh level while wicket keeper slot is already filled by MSD. Parthiv Patel, Aakash Chopra intake into team is a waste decision. Even M. Kaif wasn't moulded later properly after he started hitting with power innings like 95* Vs RSA after making few 100s, he is also a tension pack player as observed in 2003WC, evident Vs Pak and Aus.

[@ShivamPandey-oi2bd]

IDK why noone id taling about KIWI fast bowling sensation Shane Bond

[@ruchirshah95]

Abd villers Suresh Raina is missing🥺

[@020civ_yasirshafiqshah8]

All of them retired at good age,just McCllum made it earlier

[@dannyk4731]

Bhai kya bolra he 38 me retire wale 3 sal bad retire huve retirement age k bad or tu bolra k kya he

[@albertthomasmanayani5351]

1:53 which SL series he lost in 2015?? Kuch bhi?

[@suryakantajena1078]

Macullum newzland he to england ka coach kyu bana??

[@saurabhyadav7632]

Afghanistan ka coach bhi to akash chopda ❤

[@the_sidhartha_chakraborty_489]

Job hai nh wo.. aisa hota hai

[@Allahlaude]

Gary Kirsten South Africa ka hai par India ka coach bana na wc 2011 me gochu

[@arsalaan3671]

Abe chutiye so Raha tha kya itne dino se? Ye naya concept thodi hai, saalon se chal Raha hai

[@vivanyadav2919]

Same thing dada tried to do with Kohli

[@dipayanghosh9513]

Jonty Rhodes

[@Tanaybhowmik.]

Abd 😢

[@rahulbaronia]

You missed Raina

[@sambithdas921]

This video is totally wrong

[@rohitnayak9952]

You missed Rahul Gandhi abhi Tak ek innings nhi khelne de rhe hai usko godi media 😢 Esa kiye tho agli saal retirement pakka

[@ACTRESS6969]

Mohammad AMIR

[@suraj-tw8ti]

Without ab and raina this is nonsense

[@zainulabideen9835]

Waqar younas

[@Anshchauhan-pd6vy]

Abd the legend aliens, mr 360

[@sachin7589]

Ravi shastri @ 30

[@Nikhil-ib7ii]

Me waiting for Ambati Raydu

[@siddharthchavaan4350]

Brendon McCullum aur Martin guptill ko nhi hona chahiye tha

[@adhiya-pq4rm]

Dhoni srikanth forced dada to retire

[@HasanurRahman-n6g]

Ganguly could have scored 10000 run in test cricket

[@Annoy-j4j]

He was the best, but his test avg became low because of constantly changing his position in the batting lineup for young players

[@deepakmovescrew5147]

Bhai 36 and 38 age gud for retirement

[@स्नेहल-ज2घ]

Not for everyone..

[@mnishkumar5948]

Bhai hindi mai bhi bol liya kro

[@salmankadam8988]

Ek to hindi bol nhi full video English me banana tha😢😢

[@moviesworld6633]

hamara thala akay kohli kai retirement kai baad bhi khelega

[@shayyan_asif]

Muhammad amir

[@protradernetwork]

When will virat kohli retire

[@MRINALMUKUND20DM126]

Rahul Dravid

[@faithinsangaming1274]

Amla

[@satya3272]

Thresothic?

[@soummyy]

Indian player play for money

[@gamg7062]

If u put Ganguly in there, then u can put everyone. Ganguly was way beyond his prime He was getting useless runs which would never win any game

[@indiavideo3660]

Hindi bol le..ya english... Kyu rayeta fela rha hai....video ka sara mja krab kr diya

[@rohitnayak9952]

Tu UP bihari hai kya

[@indiavideo3660]

@@rohitnayak9952 Yaar Haryane Te

[@mmmmm5770]

And Ganguly came back as president and destroyed many careers and Indian cricket

[@Annoy-j4j]

No, changing a captain is no flaw, when the selectors made mistake, people pointed their guns at Dada, when once he sat with the selectors meeting, the internet went crazy with dada' behaviour. Now it seems like Jay Shah runs cricket in india. DADA is the best BCCI administrator by far

[@Annoy-j4j]

He tried to keep test talents in test, not t20 players.

[@mohd.aamirgodil7539]

Michael Clarke..

[@mohd.aamirgodil7539]

Rahul Dravid..

[@Himansiuu]

Even if ab retired in 2022 23 or 2024 we would definitely say that he retired in his prime

[@sumityadav-jo1jw]

You are absolutely right Ab is only player who never lost his prime❤❤❤

[@Gxurxv_]

That's Why We Call Him Mr 360 ❤

[@razkarki047]

36 is a good age for retirement. Anyone playing above is either selfish or has no replacement.

[@parasharchoudhury]

yh bs

[@captionsparrow8980]

thalla for a reason

[@arghajeetghosh2906]

Wbt lingrat loli and vadapav roadshit motka ?​@@captionsparrow8980

[@rakeshmondal837]

form matter not age

[@ajaythakur979]

What about the passion?

[@raghavgoel2653]

Waqar younis retired at 31

[@mf-hr3ep]

sangakara easily 2019 ka worldcup b khel skta tha lakin acha he prime pe retire howa

[@GrumpyDynamo]

No