Cricketers: It is very difficult for any cricketer to say goodbye to his career after playing for years. Sometimes he has to leave his bat. Same thing has happened this year in 2025. Actually, this year many veteran players said goodbye to cricket. But before entering the new year, let us again remember those 5 players (Cricketers) who shocked the sports world this year. Let us know further………….
5 Cricketers who retired in the year 2025
1.Cheteshwar Pujara
The first name in the list is that of former Indian cricketer Cheteshwar Pujara. Who has contributed significantly to the victory of Team India many times. Cheteshwar Pujara, popularly known as the second Dravid, is known for his calm nature and restraint. Pujara’s last Test match was the 2023 World Test Championship final against Australia. After being repeatedly dropped from Team India, he finally said goodbye to cricket on 24 August.
2. tamim iqbal
The second name in the list is that of Bangladesh player Tamim Iqbal. He had announced his retirement from cricket on 10 January 2025. Tamim picked up the bat for the last time in September 2023. Let us tell you that Tamim is the second highest run scorer of Bangladesh in international cricket. He had scored a total of 15,192 runs in his cricket career. At the same time, that time of the year 2007 when he had given a big wound to India. Due to the brilliant performance of Tamim Iqbal, India was out of the group stage itself.
3. martin guptill
The third name in the list is that of former New Zealand opener Martin Guptill. He is the only player from his country who has scored a double century in ODIs. Not only this, he has been the 5th highest run scorer of New Zealand. But on January 8, 2025, Martin said goodbye to international cricket. It is noteworthy that Martin Guptill (Cricketers) had played an unbeaten inning of 237 runs against West Indies in the quarter-finals of the World Cup 2015.
4. Dimuth Karunaratne
Sri Lankan cricketer Dimuth Karunaratne is at fourth place in the list. However, he is the 7th Sri Lankan cricketer to play least 100 Tests for his country. Whereas he scored 7222 runs during this period. He has played 50 matches in ODI with red ball cricket. In which he scored 1,316 runs. At the same time, in February 2025, he said goodbye to cricket forever.
5. Riddhiman Saha
The fifth name in the list is that of Wriddhiman Saha. His name is recognized for his excellent wicketkeeping along with batting. Especially the fans were surprised to see Wriddhiman’s tricks on both sides of the wicket. Let us tell you that Saha (Cricketers) played 40 Test matches in his career, in which he scored a total of 1,353 runs at an average of 29.39 and in the year 2025, he said goodbye to international cricket forever.
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