SillyCowCorner1
Moooo
Who played 50+ tests
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Sarwan
Gayle
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Sarwan
Gayle
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Players Whose Careers Ended Without Any Fanfare
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fredfertang
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Jimmy Anderson?
SillyCowCorner1
Moooo
Nah. England wouldn't do that to him. He'll get a knighthood.
Starfighter
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Steyn's just sort of petered out.
In a slightly earlier era: Boycott had a substitute fielding for him in the 4th Test in India in 1982, went off to play golf and was sent home. He might have played a few more Tests after that but went on the South Africa tour.
Doesn't fit the thread title of course, but John Arlott's final commentary is worth a mention, as he made no mention at all of the occasion - but then the PA announced what had happened and the whole ground applauded him.
Doesn't fit the thread title of course, but John Arlott's final commentary is worth a mention, as he made no mention at all of the occasion - but then the PA announced what had happened and the whole ground applauded him.
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Gyanendra Mala
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David Warner
subshakerz
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Akram and Younis. Miandad. Anwar.
SillyCowCorner1
Moooo
AKA MS Dhoni
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They retired after the Australia tour. They didn't get dropped. IIRC BCCI even asked laxman to stay for a farewell home test at hyderabad but he refused. Sehwag fits what you said. He got dropped and it took a long time after that for him to officially announce retirement.
Silver Silva
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Kevin Pietersen..Ended with a 5-0 thumping in Australia, what a ego killer.
Fuller Pilch
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Ian Healy
He was told the selectors were going to pick Gilchrist in the test team. Healy then asked to play his last home season, but was refused. He asked to get one final test at the Gabba but was also refused. He then retired.
He was told the selectors were going to pick Gilchrist in the test team. Healy then asked to play his last home season, but was refused. He asked to get one final test at the Gabba but was also refused. He then retired.
Starfighter
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Pietersen doesn't fit at all. Granted it took some time for it to be clear his career was over, but there was plenty of rigmarole.
The idea of long standing players 'deserving to go out on their own terms' and getting a big farewell is a modern, more Australian one. Previously, with longer gaps between series, it became apparent a player's test career was over when they weren't picked for a series or tour.
The idea of long standing players 'deserving to go out on their own terms' and getting a big farewell is a modern, more Australian one. Previously, with longer gaps between series, it became apparent a player's test career was over when they weren't picked for a series or tour.
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- Damien Martyn: Middle of a 5-0 Ashes win, no-one really noticed he was gone tbh. Langer, Warne & McGrath who all retired at the end of the same series got a lot more attention
- Mark Waugh: Dropped, awks. Probably should have been dropped a year sooner.
- Michael Slater: Dropped for behavioural issues, didn't really retire just went away and became a psychopath
- Simon Katich: Dropped after 2010/11 Ashes a bit harshly, was a very good opening bat for a few years
- Brad Haddin: Dropped for Peter Nevill. Probably fair enough that one he was well past it
- Mitchell Johnson: Sent into retirement by slow/low drop in Aussie pitches
- Peter Siddle: Got picked again and again even though he sucked after giving up meat. Finally went away to play T20 cricket
tbh seems to me like more players go out without a lot of fanfare than those that do. Might be quicker to ask the opposite question
- Mark Waugh: Dropped, awks. Probably should have been dropped a year sooner.
- Michael Slater: Dropped for behavioural issues, didn't really retire just went away and became a psychopath
- Simon Katich: Dropped after 2010/11 Ashes a bit harshly, was a very good opening bat for a few years
- Brad Haddin: Dropped for Peter Nevill. Probably fair enough that one he was well past it
- Mitchell Johnson: Sent into retirement by slow/low drop in Aussie pitches
- Peter Siddle: Got picked again and again even though he sucked after giving up meat. Finally went away to play T20 cricket
tbh seems to me like more players go out without a lot of fanfare than those that do. Might be quicker to ask the opposite question
Silver Silva
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Disagree, the way he went out was embarrassing for someone whose played 100 Tests .
Coronis
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He’s an embarrassment to cricket in general so it fits perfectly.