Hardly any cricketers have proactively declared they will be resigning after ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.
The ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 is the zenith of one-day global cricket, exhibiting the best ability from around the globe. A few players are equipping to resign once the competition finishes up. Some will say their farewells to one-day internationals (ODIs), while others are backing away from all types of global cricket.
This World Cup holds an extraordinary importance since it denotes the stopping point for a gathering of eminent cricketers. They have clarified that they will resign after the competition. These players have had a huge effect in the game, and their goodbye on the worldwide stage blends a blend of feelings in fans, joining both bitterness and bliss.
Presently how about we dig into the rundown of cricketers who will resign after ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.
1 – Quinton de Kock:
On September 5, 2023, Quinton De Kock, South African wicket-keeper batter, delivered a surprising announcement of retiring from one-day international cricket. The ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 will serve as his final assignment in one-day international cricket. It’s worth noting that, despite being just 30 years old, De Kock had already bid farewell to test cricket following India series in December 2021. Now, he has made the decision to draw the curtain on his one-day international career, leaving only T20I cricket as the format through which he will continue to represent his country, in the international stage.
“I am not going to sit here and deny that it doesn’t. It helps with my decision. I’ve been around for 10 or 11 years, and I’ve tried to keep my loyalty to the team, which I think I’ve done really well. I think I have represented the Proteas badge very well over my career,” he expressed. Speaking about T20 events, De Kock continued, “T20 events I am not going to deny that there is a lot of money, and coming to the end of your career, guys want to get their final top-up before their career finishes. Any normal person would do it anyway. If I were really not that loyal, I would have done it five years ago, when it really took off. Now that I am older and with me coming to the downslope of my career, it’s time,” he explained to ESPNcricinfo.
What’s particularly astonishing about De Kock’s retirement is the timing. Since making this decision, he has been in exceptional form during the World Cup. In just seven matches, he has already notched up an impressive record of four centuries and a total of 545 runs. De Kock has so far scored 6721 runs in 152 ODIs with an average of 46.35 and a brisk strike rate of 96.92. He has recorded an impressive 20 centuries and 30 half-centuries in his ODI career.
2-VIRAT KOHLI
Perhaps of the most famous name in world cricket and as of now a cutting edge legend, Virat Kohli, shockingly, must be remembered for this rundown. When the World Cup begins in 2023, the right-given player would have previously turned 35 and the supernatural hitter may very well call time on his adorned ODI profession. He has proactively prevailed upon the 50 World Cup back in 2011 as well as the Top dog's Prize in 2013, both under MS Dhoni's captaincy. He had before himself won the U19 World Cup as a commander in 2008, and he will hope to bow out on a high by assisting India with securing their third World Cup title.
He has previously made his expectations clear of doing the best that he can with it to help the Men in Blue win the forthcoming 2023 World Cup and, would it be a good idea for him he rediscover his lost magic, a title win may very well see Kohli welcome the drapes down on his profession in style.
He surrendered his captaincy back in 2022, to colleague Rohit Sharma, refering to responsibility the executives, after a great deal of bedlam following the Men Dressed in Blue's consistent dissapointing trips in ICC occasions starting around 2013.
3 ROHIT SHARMA -
Another behemoth of world cricket, Rohit Sharma is regarded as one of the best openers in the history of the game. His exploits during the 2019 World Cup, where he smashed a whopping 5 centuries, as if scoring at his own free will, had the whole world become his fan. Though the Indian team didn't make it to the Final, Rohit was rightly nominated for the 'Player of the Series' for that edition.
However, ever since he took over full-time captaincy from Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma could be seen struggling to strike a balance between his batting and captaincy duties . The skipper will be over 35 during the World Cup this year, and might thus contemplate retiring from ODI. The value and impact he brings to the team is massive and will be thoroughly missed, if he bids adieu to the format.
News of his retirement might be one of the biggest shockers of 2023, should he announce it post the tournament.
4 DAVID WARNER
David Warner is also one of the best openers and a giant in world cricket. He boasts of some records which can only be dreamt of by many cricketers. Also, ever since his comeback after the infamous 'Sand-paper gate' scandal, Warner seems to have flourished and grown to be a much better batter than what he earlier was.
However, the 36-year-old has been having quite a number of issues with Cricket Australia and doesn't seem to be on healthy terms with the Australian management. Also, he had earlier dropped a major hint of his retirement, saying that he wanted to take care of his overall well-being.
Warner would be 37 by the time the World Cup commences in India and he might just as well want to quit cricket's "middle-child", to focus on being a mercenary by playing the shorter format and T20 leagues around the world. He, however, had expressed his wish to be able to finish his illustrious career on a high by winning the coveted title, He has also admitted to be looking forward to the 2024 World Cup, which will be played in West Indies and USA, thus providing a perfect ground to realise his dream of winning a World Cup in "every part of the world".
5 TREN BOULT
One of the most shocking names in this list is that of Trent Boult. Boult has been one of New Zealand's most successful pacers of all time. We all remember him giving nightmares to the Indian batsmen with his lethal bowling in the 2019 semi-final and the WTC Final.
However, there are huge chances Trent Boult might just give up on atleast the ODI format of the game, right after the World Cup. Here too, age is not as much of a hindrance as are two other reasons: he is very much injury-prone, and most importantly, the 33-year-old hasn't been playing professional cricket for a long time after being released from New Zealand's central cricket contract. The release was executed after the fast bowler had himself requested for it. This has now significantly reduced his appearances in international cricket and also speaks volumes about his thought process of managing his workload by cutting short on some formats.
He has been a runner-up in the last two ODI World Cups, and the 2023 edition could well be his last shot at the elusive trophy. Boult has already made it clear that he would like to play in the T20 tournaments over national cricket, and is likely to move away from the 50-over format.