International cricketers who retired in 2025

More than 30 international cricketers retired in 2024.

The year 2024 saw over two dozen international cricketers retire, either fully or from a particular format. This included India’s legendary duo of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli quitting T20Is after helping the nation win the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. By the end of the year, another legendary Indian player, Ravi Ashwin, bid adieu to international cricket.

Veteran opener David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan retired from all forms of international cricket. Among the greatest names to leave international cricket in 2024 were James Anderson, Shakib Al Hasan, and Tim Southee.

In 2024, the Pakistani duo of Mohammad Amir and Imad Wasim took international retirements for the second time in their careers. Wriddhiman Saha and Matthew Wade were a couple of wicket-keepers who decided to hang their boots from top-level cricket.

The year 2025 has also started on a similar note as three international cricketers officially ended their international careers in just the first couple of weeks of January. On that note, let’s take a list of all international cricketers who retired in the year 2025.

International cricketers who retired in 2025:

1. Rishi Dhawan (White-ball)

Pace-bowling all-rounder Rishi Dhawan was the first cricketer to officially retire from Indian limited-overs cricket in the year 2025. The 34-year-old played three ODIs and one T20I for India, all in 2016, picking up only two wickets. The Himachal Pradesh cricketer played 134 List-A and 135 T20 matches from 2007 to January 2025. Rishi captained Himachal to their maiden Vijay Hazare Trophy trophy in 2021-22.

He played 39 matches for two teams in the Indian Premier League (IPL) – Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings – from 2013 to 2024. In the IPL, Dhawan took 25 wickets and scored 210 runs. He was part of the MI team that won the IPL 2013.

He will continue to play First-Class cricket.

2. Martin Guptill (All formats)

Former New Zealand opener Martin Guptill officially announced his retirement from international cricket on January 8, 2025.

Guptill made his New Zealand debut in 2009 and played his last international match in October 2022. Guptill played 198 ODIs, 122 T20Is and 47 tests. He finished as New Zealand’s highest T20I scorer with 3531 runs and third-highest ODI scorer with 7346 runs. He notched up 23 international centuries.

Guptill holds the record of hitting New Zealand’s only men’s ODI double century for his 237* against West Indies in the quarter-final of the 2015 World Cup.

3. Varun Aaron (All formats)

Jharkhand fast bowler Varun Aaron retired from representative cricket on January 10, 2025. The 35-year-old featured in nine ODIs and nine tests for India between 2011 and 2015, and took 29 wickets at an average of 47.10.

Injuries hurt Aaron’s career significantly. Around 2011, he was the quickest bowler in the country, clocking speeds of over 150 KPH. He made his domestic debut in 2008. Aaron played in 66 First-Class (FC) matches, 88 List-A games, and 95 T20s to claim over 400 wickets.

Aaron played in nine IPL seasons from 2011 to 2022 for Delhi Daredevils, Kings XI Punjab, Kolkata Knight Riders, Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Titans. He won the IPL 2022 title with Gujarat Titans.

(List updated till 10th January, 2025)

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