Six cricketers who announced surprise international retirement after 2015
A few players announced shocking retirement from international cricket in the last 7-8 years.
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4. Brendon McCullum

Brendon McCullum is arguably the best captain after the late Martin Crowe to take New Zealand cricket to greater heights courtesy of his unique leadership and management tactics. He helped the Kiwis in playing a fearless brand of cricket which they inculcated even in Test cricket. Under McCullum’s guidance, the BlackCaps made their maiden World Cup final appearance in 2015 where they went down to Australia at MCG in a one-sided contest.
After the 2015 edition of the ODI World Cup, Brendon was expected to lead New Zealand to their maiden world title in the following year’s T20 World Cup in India. However, in December, the explosive batter made it clear that he would be retiring from international cricket after the home Test series against Australia in February 2016.
While New Zealand won the three-match ODI series, 2-1, the Aussies went on to register an unassailable 2-0 lead in the Test series. More importantly in what was his final international game, McCullum broke the record for the fastest century in Tests. It took him just 54 balls to achieve this feat.
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