Full List of Cricketers Who Retired from International Cricket in 2025
In 2024, many well-known cricketers ended their journey in international cricket. Some said goodbye to one format, while some quit all formats. From India’s side, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli retired from the T20I format after winning the ICC T20 World Cup, while Ravichandran Ashwin quit international cricket completely.
David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan also said goodbye to international cricket. England’s James Anderson, Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan, and New Zealand’s Tim Southee also decided to retire. Mohammad Amir and Imad Wasim of Pakistan also chose to quit playing cricket once again. Matthew Wade and Wriddhiman Saha, two wicketkeepers, also ended their careers in international cricket.
Many cricketers also announced their retirement in the early months of 2025. Here is the list of all those players who have retired from international cricket after January 2025:
Rishi Dhawan – White-ball formats
Rishi Dhawan retired from the One-Day International and T20 International formats in January 2025. He played 3 ODIs and 1 T20I match after making his debut in 2016.
He has 2 wickets to his name at the international level. Rishi played 134 List A and 135 T20 matches for Himachal Pradesh in domestic cricket.
He was the captain of the Himachal team that won the Vijay Hazare Trophy in 2021-22. In IPL, he took 25 wickets and scored 210 runs while playing for Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings.
Rishi Dhawan also won the title with Mumbai in IPL 2013. He will continue to play first-class cricket even now.
Martin Guptill – All formats
On 8 January 2025, Martin Guptill announced his retirement from all formats. After starting his international career in 2009, his last match was in 2022.
Guptill participated in 198 ODIs, 122 T20Is, and 47 Test matches. Although he scored 7346 runs in ODIs, he was New Zealand’s top run scorer in T20Is (3531 runs).
He has a total of 23 international centuries to his name. His score of 237* in the 2015 World Cup was also an ODI double century.
Varun Aaron – All formats
Varun Aaron left representative cricket on 10 January 2025. After making his debut in 2011, he took 29 wickets in 9 ODIs and 9 Tests.
In his prime, Varun was considered India’s fastest bowler. In domestic cricket, he took 400+ wickets in 66 First-Class, 88 List-A and 95 T20 matches.
Varun played for Delhi, KKR, Punjab, RCB, Rajasthan and Gujarat in 9 seasons of IPL. He also won the IPL trophy with the Gujarat Titans in 2022.
Tamim Iqbal – All formats
On 10 January 2025 Tamim Iqbal announced his retirement from international cricket. His career started in 2007, and his last match was in 2023.
He played 70 Tests, 243 ODIs and 78 T20I matches, in which he scored 15,249 runs – which is the second highest for Bangladesh.
Shapoor Zadran – All formats
Shapoor Zadran, Afghanistan’s left-arm pacer, decided to retire on 31 January 2025. His last international match was in 2020.
He took 80 wickets in 44 ODIs and 36 T20Is combined. His performance against Scotland in the 2015 World Cup was memorable.
Wriddhiman Saha – All formats
Wriddhiman Saha announced his retirement during the Ranji Trophy 2024-25. His career officially ended when the Bengal team was eliminated from the tournament on February 1.
After making his debut in 2010, he scored 1353 runs in 40 Test matches, which includes 3 centuries.
He is counted among the top wicketkeepers in the world in terms of wicketkeeping. His total domestic and white-ball match count was 300+.
Marcus Stoinis – ODIs
On 6 February 2025, Marcus Stoinis decided to retire from One Day Internationals. He played 71 matches after his ODI debut in 2015.
He scored 1495 runs which included 1 century and 6 fifties. He took 48 wickets in bowling.
He was also included in the 2023 World Cup winning team. His highest score was 146* against New Zealand.
Dimuth Karunaratne – All formats
After playing his 100th Test match, Dimuth Karunaratne retired from all cricket formats in February 2025.
Dimuth Karunaratne scored a total of 7222 runs in 100 Test matches and 1316 runs in 50 ODIs. He had 16 centuries to his name in Test cricket and 1 century in ODIs.
Steve Smith – ODIs
Steve Smith left ODI cricket after losing to India in the semi-final of ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
He also captained the tournament in place of injured Pat Cummins.
Smith scored 5800 runs in 170 ODIs which includes 12 centuries and 35 fifties. He also took 28 wickets in bowling.
Now he will be available for Test and T20I formats.
Mushfiqur Rahim – ODIs
After the Champions Trophy 2025, Mushfiqur Rahim of Bangladesh retired from the ODI format. After making his debut in 2006, he scored 7795 runs in 274 ODIs.
He also scored 9 centuries, which is the second highest total for Bangladesh.
His last ODI match was played against New Zealand in Rawalpindi.
Mahmudullah – All formats
A few days after Mushfiqur, Mahmudullah also bid goodbye to all formats. He had already retired from Test cricket in 2021.
He played 50 Tests, 239 ODIs and 141 T20I matches. His runs tally was as follows – 2914 (Test), 5689 (ODI), and 2444 (T20I).
He scored three of Bangladesh’s most-ever hundreds in the ODI World Cup.
Mahmudullah also captained the team in 6 Tests and 43 T20I matches.
Rohit Sharma – Test cricket
On 7 May 2025, Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from Test cricket. Rohit already announced his retirement from the T20I format in 2024.
He is still the captain of the team in ODI cricket.
Rohit scored 4301 runs in 67 Test matches which include 12 centuries and 18 fifties.
Rohit, who was initially a middle-order batsman, improved a lot after becoming an opener in 2019.
Virat Kohli – Test cricket
Virat Kohli retired from Test cricket by posting on social media on 12 May 2025. He already retired from the T20I format in 2024, after winning the T20 World Cup 2024.
Now he will be available only for ODI matches.
He scored 9230 runs in 123 Tests, which includes 30 centuries and 7 double centuries.
As captain, he won 40 Test matches for India, and his leadership record was quite strong.
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