The 2023 World Cup is over. With the end of this World Cup, the World Cup journey of many international players from all over the world also ended. The name of Indian captain Rohit Sharma is also included in this list. Apart from Rohit, the names of many players from Australia and South Africa are also included in this list. We tell you about these five players.
Former South African wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock had already announced before the start of this World Cup that he would retire from international cricket after the end of the World Cup. Therefore, this legendary South African wicket-keeper batsman will now not be seen playing in international cricket and we will not be able to see him in the next World Cup either. In the ODI format, 30-year-old De Kock scored 6,770 runs in 155 innings of 155 games at an average of 45.74 and a strike rate of 96.64. During this time he played 21 centuries and 30 half-century innings. In his last ODI World Cup, De Kock scored a total of 594 runs in 10 games at an average of 59.40, which included 4 centuries.
The 2023 ODI World Cup could also be the last World Cup for Indian captain Rohit Sharma as he is currently almost 37 years old. In such a situation, Rohit will be 40-41 years old by the next ODI World Cup and it will be very difficult for him to play in international cricket at this age. Perhaps this was the reason why Rohit Sharma shed tears after the World Cup final defeat against Australia as he must have known that this was his last ODI World Cup. In his ODI career, Rohit scored 10,709 runs in 262 matches at an average of 49.12, which includes 31 centuries and 55 half-centuries, and in the 2023 World Cup, Rohit scored a total of 597 runs in 11 matches at an average of 54.27 and a hit rate of 125.94.
This Indian bowler took the most wickets in the 2023 World Cup but perhaps this was his last ODI World Cup. Shami played only 7 matches in this World Cup and took a total of 24 wickets with an excellent bowling average of 10.70 and an economy rate of 5.26. During this time, he achieved the feat of taking five wickets three times and four wickets once. 33-year-old Mohammed Shami has played a total of 101 ODI matches in his ODI career and has taken a total of 195 wickets at an average of 23.68 and an economy rate of 5.55. During this time, he achieved the feat of taking 5-5 wickets 5 times and 4-4 wickets 10 times.
The 2023 World Cup could also be the last ODI World Cup for this brilliant Australian opener. Warner is 37 years old, so he will be 41 by the time of the next World Cup and until then it will be very difficult for him to continue playing in international cricket. Warner performed brilliantly in this World Cup and became the sixth highest run-scorer. Warner scored 535 runs in a total of 11 games at an average of 48.63 and a strike rate of 108.29. During this period he also played two centuries and two half-centuries. At the same time, Warner has played a total of 161 matches in his ODI career in which he scored a total of 6,932 runs at an average of 45.30 and a strike rate of 97.26, which includes 22 centuries and 33 half-centuries.
The name of another Australian legend, Steve Smith, is also included in this list. It is also difficult for the 34-year-old Smith to play in the next ODI World Cup. The 2023 ODI World Cup was nothing special for Smith. He scored a total of 302 runs in 10 innings of 10 games at an average of 37.50, including 2 centuries and 1 half century. Furthermore, in his ODI career, Smith played a total of 155 ODI matches in which he scored a total of 5,356 runs in 139 innings at an average of 43.54 and a strike rate of 87.25. During this period he has scored 12 centuries and 32 half-centuries.
For Shakib Al Hasan, who captained Bangladesh in the 2023 World Cup, it is almost impossible to play in the next World Cup. 36-year-old Shakib will turn 37 after 4 months. This means he will be around 41 years old by the 2027 World Cup. Therefore, it will be difficult for him to play in the next World Cup, but he can say goodbye to international cricket in the coming months. Shakib also captained his team Bangladesh in the ODI World Cup this time. However, the Bangladesh team failed to perform well under his captaincy and Shakib was also unable to show anything great with his bat and ball. All-rounder Shakib has scored 7,570 runs in 247 ODI matches at an average of 37.29, scoring 9 centuries and 56 half-centuries. At the same time, in bowling, he has taken 317 wickets at an average of 29.52.
32-year-old England all-rounder Ben Stokes had retired from the ODI format before this World Cup but Stokes was recalled from retirement for this World Cup. Now, after this World Cup, it seems impossible for him to play in the next one. Ben Stokes couldn’t play the first few games of this World Cup but played some good innings for his team in the last few games and led his team to victory. Ben Stokes had scored 3,463 runs and 74 wickets in his ODI career.