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In the Sunday Guardian, Dileep Premachandran writes that India’s batting greats should bow out like Nasser Hussain, who scored a century in his final Test and timed his retirement perfectly, and not like Kapil Dev and Javed Mianded, who played on for longer than they should have. Regardless of where the big three go from here – and let’s hope it’s not down the Kapil-Miandad route – Indian fans would do well to eviscerate these two tours from memory. For more than a decade, these same men made a country…

Brad Hodge has played his last game for Victoria after announcing his retirement from domestic one-day cricket

Brad Hodge has played his last game as Bushranger, the veteran batsman announcing his retirement from domestic one-day matches, despite being the leading run scorer in the Ryobi Cup this season.

A study commissioned by Cricket Australia has revealed how the art of spin has withered on the vine since the retirement of Shane Warne

Wayne Madsen, the South African-born opening batsman, has been appointed Derbyshire captain following the retirement of Luke Sutton.

Leicestershire’s plans for next season have suffered a significant blow with Martin van Jaarsveld announcing his retirement from county cricket

When Vinod Kambli was a teenager, many cricket commentators reckoned he was more talented than Sachin Tendulkar. It was initially easy to see why as he racked up consecutive double-hundreds against England at home, but his Test career was over at 23, despite an average of 54. Kambli, who has not played a first-class game for six years, officially announced his retirement from first-class cricket last month. In the Wall Street Journal, Richard Lord writes that Kambli’s career is a reflection of the thin line between success and failure, and…

Vinod Kambli has announced his retirement from first-class cricket.

Mark Chilton, the former Lancashire captain, has announced his retirement from county cricket after a 14-year career spent entirely at Old Trafford

Former England allrounder and county veteran Dominic Cork has announced his retirement from professional cricket with immediate effect