Cricketers who retired in 2025
In this article, CricTracker lists the names of the top 10 players who retired in the calendar year 2025.
10. Kane Williamson
New Zealand great Kane Williamson brought an end to his T20I career. The 35-year-old moved away as New Zealand’s second-highest run-scorer in T20Is, having scored 2,575 runs in 93 matches at an average of 33.44, including 18 half-centuries and a top score of 95.
Williamson made his T20I debut in 2011 and captained the Black Caps on 75 occasions, leading them to T20 World Cup semi-finals in 2016 and 2022 and a runner-up finish in 2021. His memorable 85 against Australia in the 2021 final remains the highest score by a captain in a Men’s T20 World Cup final. His last T20I appearance came at the 2024 T20 World Cup against Papua New Guinea. Williamson will continue to represent New Zealand in Tests and ODIs.
Here is the full list of players who retired in 2025
| Sr. No. | Player | Country | Format |
| 1 | Rohit Sharma | India | Tests |
| 2 | Virat Kohli | India | Tests |
| 3 | Cheteshwar Pujara | India | All formats |
| 4 | Wriddhiman Saha | India | All formats |
| 5 | Piyush Chawla | India | All formats |
| 6 | Mohit Sharma | India | All formats |
| 7 | Varun Aaron | India | All formats |
| 8 | Rishi Dhawan | India | White-ball cricket |
| 9 | Amit Mishra | India | All professional cricket |
| 10 | Andre Russell | West Indies | All formats |
| 11 | Nicholas Pooran | West Indies | All international cricket |
| 12 | Heinrich Klaasen | South Africa | All international cricket |
| 13 | Rassie van der Dussen | South Africa | ODIs |
| 14 | Glenn Maxwell | Australia | ODIs |
| 15 | Marcus Stoinis | Australia | ODIs |
| 16 | Mitchell Starc | Australia | T20Is |
| 17 | Steve Smith | Australia | ODIs |
| 18 | Martin Guptil | New Zealand | All formats |
| 19 | Kane Williamson | New Zealand | T20Is |
| 20 | Mahmudullah | Bangladesh | All formats |
| 21 | Tamim Iqbal | Bangladesh | All formats |
| 22 | Mushfiqur Rahim | Bangladesh | T20Is |
| 23 | Usman Shinwari | Pakistan | All formats |
| 24 | Asif Ali | Pakistan | All formats |
| 25 | Dimuth Karunaratne | Sri Lank | Test cricket |
| 26 | Peter Moor | Zimbabwe, Ireland | All formats |
| 27 | Shapoor Zadran | Afghanistan | All formats |
| 28 | Angelo Mathews | Sri Lanka | Tests |
| 29 | Krishnappa Gowtham | India | International and First Class |
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