Cricket World Cup 2023: 10 Players who might retire from ODIs after the tournament

Cricket is regarded as one of the most popular sports in the world, which is pretty much evident from the number of cricket leagues played across the globe. The same is also testified by the perpetual addition of new countries to the International Cricket Council's (ICC) list, giving them recognition to play professional cricket.

However, on the downslope, the rising popularity of new-age cricket has also been responsible for decreasing the craze of some of its older formats. This is deemed to be the case particularly for ODI cricket, with circles of experts constantly being in argument about the veracity of the same.

It is often debated that the ODI format is somehow losing its significance and is the most vulnerable to lose its viewership. 

Let's look at the 10 players who might retire from ODIs after the 50-overs World Cup

From the perspective of the cricketers, playing all the 3 formats of the game does, at times, get a lot too hectic, due to which they are forced to sideline themselves from atleast one of the formats, before hanging their boots altogether. Because of its downhill popularity and significance, ODI cricket can soon become the 'let go' format for the cricketers. On these thoughts, here is a list of 10 such cricketers who might just as well want to bid farewell to ODI cricket, right after the conclusion of the ICC 50-overs cricket World Cup in India, later this year :-

1. Shikhar Dhawan (IND):

Shikhar Dhawan has done well for India in ICC events ; not to forget he was the Player of the Series in India's successful campaign during the Champion's Trophy of 2013, and if he gets a chance to be part of the 50-overs event in 2023, he will be itching to have a fairytale end to his career. However, unless Dhawan maintains a consistency in the next few months, with the likes of KL Rahul and Prithvi Shaw around, India's 'Mr. ICC' might find it hard to book a place in the World Cup squad. That being said, he is an experienced cricketer and Team India will surely consider that, alongwith his ability to build an innings right at the top.

After wearing the India colours in what would be his third 50-over World Cup, Dhawan could consider settling with a fairytale goodbye and may thus consider retiring from ODIs, since his in and out appearance in the Indian team has increased the unertainities for the player. However, i is worth mentioning that his fitness levels at 37 are quite envious to youngsters,

Dhawan's retirement after the World Cup, if at all it happens, could be attributed firstly to Dhawan's growing age, secondly to him not being very consistent with his performances and lastly, to the rise in a number of budding talented cricketers from the domestic circuit who are knocking the doors for a selection into the Indian side.