Cricketers who Retired In 2025: This year 2025 will always be remembered in the history of cricket. While on one hand new records were made on the field and many big records were broken, on the other hand many legendary cricketers from all over the world left the fans tearful by saying goodbye to the game. Some said goodbye to one or two formats, while many veterans announced their retirement from every format of cricket.
Amidst the exciting battle of bat and ball, this year became special not only for the achievements but also for those superstars who graced cricket for years and ended their illustrious careers in 2025. The year 2025 was a year full of emotions, memories, records and farewells for cricket. A year that fans won’t forget for years to come.
8 Indian players retired from cricket
So far this year, a total of 23 cricketers have joined the retirement list, which includes 8 big names of India. Players who retired from India include Varun Aaron, Wriddhiman Saha, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Piyush Chawla, Cheteshwar Pujara, Mohit Sharma and Amit Mishra. After retiring from T20I last year, Indian legends Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma made the entire cricket world emotional by bidding farewell to Test cricket in 2025. Many other players said goodbye to this game forever.
These players retired from all formats
Apart from these players, some other big names include New Zealand’s opener Martin Guptill, Bangladesh’s Tamim Iqbal, India’s fast bowler Varun Aaron, Mohit Sharma, Afghanistan’s Shapoor Zadran, India’s wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha, Cheteshwar Pujara, Sri Lanka’s Dimuth Karunaratne, India’s spinner Piyush Chawla, spinner Amit Mishra and West Indies’ Andre Russell. Who has announced his retirement from all formats. Here is the complete list of players who have retired.
Players to retire from cricket in 2025 (updated list)
| serial number | player name | Country | Format retired |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | martin guptill | new zealand | all formats |
| 2 | tamim iqbal | bangladesh | all formats |
| 3 | Varun Aaron | India | all formats |
| 4 | Shapoor Zadran | afghanistan | all formats |
| 5 | Wriddhiman Saha | India | all formats |
| 6 | Dimuth Karunaratne | Sri Lanka | all formats |
| 7 | marcus stoinis | Australia | ODI |
| 8 | mushfiqur rahim | bangladesh | ODI |
| 9 | Rohit Sharma | India | Test |
| 10 | Virat Kohli | India | Test |
| 11 | heinrich classen | South Africa | all formats |
| 12 | Piyush Chawla | India | all formats |
| 13 | nicholas puran | west indies | all formats |
| 14 | angelo matthews | Sri Lanka | Test |
| 15 | steve smith | Australia | ODI |
| 16 | glen maxwell | Australia | ODI |
| 17 | andre russell | west indies | All formats + IPL |
| 18 | Cheteshwar Pujara | India | all formats |
| 19 | Mohit Sharma | India | all formats |
| 20 | Chris Woakes | England | all formats |
| 21 | Amit Mishra | India | all formats |
| 22 | Asif Ali | Pakistan | all formats |
| 23 | Mitchell Starc | Australia | t20i |
These players retired from test cricket
Veterans like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli took an emotional turn in Indian cricket by saying goodbye to Test cricket this year. Both the players strengthened the backbone of Team India with their brilliant batting in the Test format for more than a decade, but in 2025 they decided to end their Test journey.
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This year witnessed major changes not only in India but also in other cricket superpowers of the world. Sri Lanka’s experienced all-rounder Angelo Mathews also announced his retirement from Test cricket this year. Mathews made match-winning contributions to the Sri Lankan team with his all-round performances over a long period of time and remained an important pillar of the Test team.
From Stoinis to Smith, many players retired from ODI this year
Many cricketers have said goodbye to ODIs this year, including Australia’s Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell and Steve Smith as well as Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur Rahim. With four months left in the year, more cricketers are likely to retire, and filling the void of these experienced players will be a tough challenge.
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