Six cricketers who announced surprise international retirement after 2015

Over the years, many cricketers attained fame and fortune in the international arena with their outstanding contributions to cricket with the bat, and ball combined with on-field brilliance including pulling off unbelievable catches and effecting breathtaking runouts. These players were at a different level and seemed to be unstoppable when they were on top of their game.

However, there were many cricketers who shockingly bid adieu to the game when they were at the peak of their respective international careers. Most of them were well-established cricketers who had shattered several cricketing records and were still going strong, but somewhere in their minds, they felt that the time had come for them to give up doing what they loved the most. Without further a do, here are-

6 cricketers who have surprisingly announced retirement since 2015

6. Tamim Iqbal

Bangladesh's ODI skipper Tamim Iqbal stunned the cricketing fraternity when he announced his international retirement on Thursday, July 6 in the middle of the series against Afghanistan at home. Tamim's shocking announcement came after the Bangla Tigers lost to Afghanistan in the first of three ODIs in Chattogram.

The southpaw had announced his retirement from the shortest format of the game in the year 2022 in July. Tamim's announcement brings curtains on a 16-year-long illustrious career. He played a total of 70 Test matches for his country and amassed 5134 runs at a decent average of 38.89, including ten centuries and 31 fifties.

He also represented Bangladesh in 78 T20Is and went on to score 1758 runs at a strike rate of 116.96, including one century and seven half-centuries. The 34-year-old has also aggregated over 8000 runs in the ODI format and will be a big miss for the side at ODI World Cup 2023 in India.