10 Bowlers who got injured at their peak

8. Nathan Bracken:

Nathan Bracken, who was ranked the world’s No.1 ODI bowler in 2008, has finally bowed to his aching body and retired from all forms of the game in the year 2011. He suffered from a chronic knee injury that has limited his appearances for New South Wales. Bracken, a left-arm bowler, played five Tests but was best known as a limited-overs specialist with 174 ODI wickets and played largely under the shadows of other bowlers. The recurring injuries to his knee kept him out of action since 2009 after having played 116 matches for Australia. Bracken played his last ODI on September 17 2009 after succumbing to a knee injury and being ruled out of the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy. He could never make a comeback after that and decide to retire in 2011. He had another knee surgery after that just to stabilize the troubling joint.