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In the game of cricket over the years there have been many fiercest battles between bat and ball in the longest format of the game that have kept players as well as fans on their toes. While new talents emerge, keeping everyone excited, the number of players retiring has also been a concern of late.
3 Popular Cricketers who came out of Retirement to play cricket
There have been quite a few instances when players have called their time on their career but whenever the team needed them, they took back their retirement and were back on the field and won the games for their side. In this piece we will take a look at 3 Popular Cricketers who came out of Retirement to play cricket:
Kevin Pietersen
Kevin Pietersen is among the popular cricketers who came out of retirement to play cricket. The former English cricketer was one the best batters that represented in all three formats of the game. But his issues with England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and the coach Peter Moores saw him announcing his retirement from cricket in 2011. But after calling time on his career, he took back his retirement one month later and then was part of the team for a while. He finally announced his retirement in 2018.
Ambati Rayudu
Indian cricketer Ambati Rayudu is also among the popular cricketers who came out of retirement to play cricket. After his sensational performance in IPL 2018, he made a comeback into the Indian side and was all set to be part of the team for the Cricket World Cup 2019 but the selectors picked Vijay Shankar instead, which hurt him and he in agony announced his retirement. However, after something he took a u-turn and was back to playing cricket. He finally called time on his career after winning IPL 2023 with Chennai Super Kings.
Moeen Ali comes out of Test retirement.
He replaced Jack Leach in the Ashes squad. pic.twitter.com/ATNWYJGDE4
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Moeen Ali
English all-rounder Moeen Ali recently came back from retirement. The injury to Jack Leach ahead of the Ashes 2023 made the ECB approach Moeen Ali to come out of retirement. He last played for the team in 2021 and since then didn’t play Test cricket. however, talks with the coach and management prompted him to take back his retirement from Test cricket and join the England squad for the Ashes 2023. Overall he has played 64 Tests and has scored 2,914 Test runs and has 195 wickets.