Cricketers who retired in 2025

5. Nicholas Pooran

Hard-hitting West Indies batter Nicholas Pooran made a shocking retirement from all international cricket at just 29. Pooran walked away as West Indies’ most-capped T20I player and their leading run-scorer in the format. The southpaw who announced the decision on June 10, Pooran was at the peak of his T20 form, smashing a record 170 sixes in a calendar year and enjoying his most successful IPL season, where he crossed 500 runs for the first time with 40 sixes.

Despite never featuring in Test cricket, he had an impressive limited-overs career, scoring 1,983 runs in 61 ODIs and 2,275 runs in 106 T20Is. Pooran also captained the West Indies in white-ball cricket in 2022 but stepped down after a disappointing T20 World Cup.

6. Heinrich Klaasen

South Africa wicketkeeper-batter Heinrich Klaasen announced his retirement from international cricket, bringing the curtain down on a seven-year career with the Proteas. The 33-year-old, who had already stepped away from Test cricket in 2024, decided to move on from the white-ball formats to prioritise his family and franchise cricket.

Klaasen said representing South Africa was the biggest honour of his career. He reflected on his journey, the friendships he built, and the coaches who continued to believe in him despite an unconventional path to the national side. He made his ODI and T20I debut in 2018 and finished with over 3,000 runs across both formats. In ODIs, he scored 2,141 runs at an average of 43.69, including a memorable 174 against Australia in 2023.