I believe this will be the last World Cup for many more. In four years’ time, ODIs would have dried up even more. Don’t be surprised if many more players retire from ODIs post this World Cup, as T20s will be the focus moving forward. The following is the list of cricketers team-wise who will probably bid farewell to the world of ODI cricket as far as World Cup tournaments are concerned.
Players who will have their last Cricket World Cup
Australia:
- David Warner: ODI retirement U-turn before WC. Australian opener David Warner is also one of those players, who are in the last phase of their. Likely to retire due to potential declining form or preference to focus on other formats.
- Mitchell Starc: Possible retirement due to workload management or form concerns.
- Josh Hazlewood: Josh Hazlewood is also one of the players who might shockingly follow Quinton de Kock into retirement after the 2023 ODI World Cup.
- Aaron Finch: “Realising that I won’t be playing on until the next T20 World Cup in 2024, now is the right moment to step down and give the team time to plan and build towards that event,” Finch told reporters at the MCG.
- Pat Cummins: May be he will focus more on Test Cricket.
- Steve Smith
- Glenn Maxwell
- Alex Carey
Pakistan:
- Iftikhar Ahmed Chachu: I think Iftikhar will play a match-winning innings for Pakistan in this World Cup, and CWC23 would drastically change his career trajectory. Eventually, he would have a career like Misbah and play as long as he is fit to do so.
- Babar Azam: He will have the worst tournament, and after the World Cup, he may face more humiliation from his countrymen. He could end up sidelined forever, much like your hero in history, Umar Akmal, and others.
- Imam Ul Haq: For his slow run-rate.
- Hassan Ali: After this World Cup, he won’t be able to represent Pakistan in any major tournament.
- Fakhar Zaman
India:
- Rohit Sharma
- Virat Kohli: It may not be Kohli’s final world cup. He has better fitness by standards. Virat will probably play one more, Rohit maybe. Likely to continue playing due to high fitness levels.
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