The ability to adapt and modify their styles of play is very important for cricketers to thrive and succeed in the modern era. The players are involved in three different formats of the game, each having its own challenges, and only a handful of cricketers have managed to emerge successful in all three formats.

While Test cricket will require a cricketer to cultivate the qualities of patience and perseverance, the T20 format of the game would require the cricketers to be agile, alert, and think on the spot. And then, there is the ODI format of the game where a cricketer should oscillate between patience and agility.

And, there are several cricketers in the modern era who have been unable to excel in all three formats of the game. And so, it would be better for them to retire from one of the formats so that they can focus their energies and excel in the other two formats of the game. In this article, let us take a look at 10 such cricketers.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-410854" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Ishant-Sharma-ODI.jpg" alt="Ishant Sharma ODI" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-410854" class="wp-caption-text">Ishant Sharma ODI. (Photo by Steve Christo/Corbis via Getty Images)</figcaption>

Ishant Sharma is one of the all-time greats for <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-teams/india/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">India</a> in Test match cricket. He is the 6th highest wicket-taker for India in the longest format of the game and has scalped 303 wickets in a whopping 101 Test matches. While Sharma is still a vital cog of the Indian side in Test match cricket, he has fallen off the radar in limited-overs cricket.

In fact, the last time that Sharma played a match for India in limited-overs cricket was way back in January 2016, when he played an ODI against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). Sharma played his last T20I match for India in the year 2013.

In fact, Sharma has only managed to feature in 80 ODIs and 14 T20Is for India in his career. And, with him already over 32 years old and with a plethora of bowlers available for the Indian side in limited-overs cricket, Sharma may not find a spot in both the ODI as well as the T20I sides.

So, it would be best for the lanky pacer to announce his retirement from either ODIs or T20Is so that he can prolong his Test career.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-395323" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Ish-Sodhi.jpg" alt="Ish Sodhi" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-395323" class="wp-caption-text">Ish Sodhi. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

Ish Sodhi is an integral part of the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-teams/new-zealand/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New Zealand</a> bowling setup, especially in T20I cricket. In fact, Sodhi has been in stunning form in the T20Is that he has played in 2021, and has already scalped 16 wickets this year at a strike rate of just 9.75. In ODI cricket too, Sodhi has had a decent run.

He has represented the New Zealand side in 33 ODIs and has scalped 43 wickets. While Sodhi is a key bowler for the Kiwis in T20Is and can still make a return to the ODI setup, Sodhi’s Test match career is as good as over. The last time Sodhi played a Test match for the Black Caps was in November 2018 against Pakistan. In fact, the leg spinner had a forgettable run with the red cherry in 2018.

Sodhi could pick up just 3 wickets in 2018 in Test match cricket, and also averaged a high 72.67 as well. Since then, he has not found a spot in the New Zealand Test side and is unlikely to do so in the future as well. It would be best for Sodhi to retire from Test match cricket so that he can focus all his energies on limited-overs cricket from here on.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-427956" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Kraigg-Brathwaite.jpg" alt="Kraigg Brathwaite" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-427956" class="wp-caption-text">Kraigg Brathwaite. (Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption>

Kraigg Brathwaite was recently appointed as the captain of the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-teams/west-indies/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">West Indian</a> side in Test cricket. The right-hander has already played 68 Test matches for the West Indian outfit and has amassed over 4000 runs at an average of 33.44. He even scored a century against Sri Lanka in March 2021.

While Brathwaite still has a long career ahead of him in the whites, his ODI career is as good as over. The right-hander has played just 10 ODIs in his career and has scored 278 runs. The 28-year-old last featured in an ODI match for the West Indies more than 4 years ago, in March 2017.

As for T20I cricket, Brathwaite has not even played a single T20I for West Indies. And, it is highly unlikely that he will once again get a chance to wear the Maroon jersey for his country in ODI cricket. Brathwaite would be better off announcing his ODI retirement and becoming a Test specialist for the West Indian side.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-179634" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Ajinkya-Rahane.jpg" alt="Ajinkya Rahane Trends" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-179634" class="wp-caption-text">Ajinkya Rahane. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption>

<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/if-kane-williamson-was-an-indian-he-would-probably-be-an-ideal-replacement-for-ajinkya-rahane-monty-panesar/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ajinkya Rahane</a> is the vice-captain of the Indian Test side and is an important member of the Indian batting lineup, which also includes behemoths like Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara. The right-hander has played 73 Test matches for India and has plundered 4583 runs at an average of 41.29. Rahane has also scored 12 hundreds and 23 fifties in the whites.

But then, Rahane’s limited-overs career is almost over, and there are almost no chances for him to walk into the Indian limited-overs side. This is particularly true in the ODI format of the game. The diminutive batsman last played an ODI for India in February 2018, and with the Indian batting department brimming with talent, Rahane might never play another ODI for India.

While Rahane is also not a part of the Indian T20I side, there is still a negligible chance that he might make a return to the Indian T20I side, if he experiences an excellent IPL season. Rahane is already 32 years old and has played at the international level for over a decade.

It would be best for him to announce his retirement from the ODI format of the game while hoping that a good IPL season might once again open the door for him in T20I cricket. Rahane still has a lot to offer to the Indian side in Test match cricket.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-165223" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Lahiru-Thirimanne.jpg" alt="Lahiru Thirimanne" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-165223" class="wp-caption-text">Sri Lanka batsman Lahiru Thirimanne. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)</figcaption>

Lahiru Thirimanne’s T20I career is as good as over. Even though he made his T20I debut for <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-teams/sri-lanka/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sri Lanka</a> almost 9 years ago, the left-hander has only played 26 T20Is for his country. In fact, the last time the 31-year-old played a T20I match for Sri Lanka was in the year 2016.

Thirimanne has a very poor record in T20I cricket. In the 26 matches that he has played, he has scored only 291 runs and averages an underwhelming 16.17. His strike rate too is very ordinary at 108.99. However, he is still a part of the Sri Lankan Test team and has a lot to offer to Sri Lankan cricket in the whites.

In fact, he has been in splendid form in 2021 in Test cricket. In the 13 innings that he has played this year for his country in the longest format of the game, Thirimanne has plundered 659 runs at an average of 50.69. While he still has a bleak chance to break into the Sri Lanka ODI side, it is unlikely that he will play another T20I for Sri Lanka. So, the left-hander can retire from the T20I format of the game.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-411187" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Sarfaraz-Ahmed.jpg" alt="Sarfaraz Ahmed" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-411187" class="wp-caption-text">Sarfaraz Ahmed. (Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption>

The meteoric rise of Mohammad Rizwan has meant that Sarfaraz Ahmed is no longer in the scheme of things in Test match cricket for Pakistan. Rizwan has had a stupendous run in Test cricket in the year 2021. In the 7 innings that he has played this year, Rizwan has scored 303 runs at an average in excess of 50.

And, that has literally closed the door for another wicketkeeper-batsman, Sarfaraz Ahmed. Sarfaraz Ahmed last played a Test match for Pakistan in 2019. Since then, Rizwan has been the first-choice wicketkeeper for Pakistan. And Sarfaraz is already 34 years old, and it is unlikely that he can make a comeback into the Test squad once again at this age.

Sarfaraz is still in the scheme of things in ODI and T20I cricket for Pakistan. So, Sarfaraz Ahmed can announce his retirement from Test cricket and continue to render his services for the Pakistan side in limited-overs cricket.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-480342" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Tim-Paine-4.jpg" alt="Tim Paine Australia" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-480342" class="wp-caption-text">Tim Paine. (Photo by PATRICK HAMILTON/AFP via Getty Images)</figcaption>

He is the captain of the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-teams/australia/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Australian</a> Test team and has represented the kangaroos in 35 Test matches. The wicket-keeper batsman is currently 36 years old and still has some cricket left in him. The right-hander has scored 1535 runs in the whites and has scored them at an average of 32.66.

But then, even though he is still a part of the Australian Test team, Paine’s T20I career is almost over. He played a T20I for the kangaroos more than three and half years ago and has almost no chance at his age to once again make a comeback to the Australian side.

Even in the ODI format, Paine has not got a chance to represent Australia since June 2018. So, it would be wise for Paine to retire from limited overs cricket, so that he can give his best for Australia in Test match cricket in the final leg of his career.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-357588" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/CT_345510.jpg" alt width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-357588" class="wp-caption-text">NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND &#8211; MAY 31: Chris Gayle of the West Indies celebrates his half century during the Group Stage match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 between the West Indies and Pakistan at Trent Bridge on May 31, 2019 in Nottingham, England. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)</figcaption>

For more than two decades, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cpl-2021-chris-gayle-makes-a-comeback-in-st-kitts-and-nevis-patriots-faf-du-plessis-roped-in-by-st-lucia-zouks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chris Gayle</a> has tormented bowling attacks in every part of the globe. He is a legend of West Indies cricket and is the only batsman apart from Brian Lara to score over 10000 runs in ODI cricket for the West Indian side.

The batting colossus is the highest run-getter for the West Indies in ODIs and has amassed 10480 runs at an average of 37.70 in 301 ODI matches. Gayle has also played 61 T20Is for his country and has scored 1656 runs at a strike rate in excess of 140.

Even though Gayle still has the chance to represent his side in limited-overs cricket, his Test journey is done, and he might not get another chance at this age to once again wield the willow in the whites for his country. Gayle has accumulated incredible numbers in Test cricket too. The batting legend has plundered 7215 runs in Tests and at an average of 42.19.

The last time Gayle played a Test match for the West Indies was in the year 2014. Gayle can formally announce his retirement from Test cricket and focus entirely on limited-overs cricket so that he can offer his best to his country in whatever cricket is left in him.

At the age of 35, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/he-will-be-a-good-choice-deepak-chahar-backs-shikhar-dhawan-to-lead-india-against-sri-lanka/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Shikhar Dhawan’s</a> Test career is almost done. And, with so much young talent waiting in the wings, it is unlikely that India will once again go back to Dhawan at the top of the order in the Test format. Dhawan last played a Test match for India in September 2018 and has since then fallen out of favor in Test cricket.

In fact, in the year 2018, Dhawan averaged just 27.36, and his poor form resulted in him getting dropped from the Indian Test side. The left-hander has represented the Indian side in 34 Test matches and has scored 2315 runs in the whites at an average of 40.61. But then, Dhawan is still an integral part of the Indian team in limited-overs cricket.

The left-hander has featured in 142 ODI matches for India and has scored 5977 runs in the ODI format at an excellent average of 45.28. In T20I cricket too, he has plundered 1673 runs at an average of 27.88.

Dhawan can formally announce his retirement from Tests so that he can concentrate on scoring runs for the Indian side in limited-overs cricket.

<img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-230736" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Ravichandran-Aswin.jpg" alt="Ravichandran Ashwin" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-230736" class="wp-caption-text">Ravichandran Ashwin of India. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)</figcaption>

<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/tabraiz-shamsi-comes-out-in-support-of-ravichandran-ashwin-for-running-out-non-strikers-for-backing-up/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ravichandran Ashwin</a> is a legend in Test match cricket. The off-spinner has played 78 Test matches for India and has scalped a whopping 409 wickets at a stunning average of 24.69. In fact, Ashwin is the 4th highest wicket-taker for India in Test cricket, and if he takes another 26 wickets in the whites, he will leapfrog Harbhajan Singh and Kapil Dev and become the 2nd highest wicket-taker for India in Test matches.

But, in spite of carving out a legendary career in Test cricket, Ashwin has not been able to find a place in the Indian side in limited-overs cricket. The last time Ashwin played limited-overs cricket for India was in July 2017. Since then, he has been sidelined from both ODIs and T20Is.

Ashwin is already 34 years old and is not getting younger. And, it looks like India has moved on from Ashwin in the limited-overs format. Ashwin can retire from T20Is so that he can prolong his Test career and achieve greater laurels for his country in the white flannels.

Note: All the stats have been taken from Howstat Cricket and Cricinfo and have been updated as on 3rd June 2021

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The ability to adapt and modify their styles of play is very important for cricketers to thrive and succeed in the modern era. The players are involved in three different formats of the game, each having its own challenges, and only a handful of cricketers have managed to emerge successful in all three formats.
While Test cricket will require a cricketer to cultivate the qualities of patience and perseverance, the T20 format of the game would require the cricketers to be agile, alert, and think on the spot. And then, there is the ODI format of the game where a cricketer should oscillate between patience and agility.
And, there are several cricketers in the modern era who have been unable to excel in all three formats of the game. And so, it would be better for them to retire from one of the formats so that they can focus their energies and excel in the other two formats of the game. In this article, let us take a look at 10 such cricketers.
<h3>10. Ishant Sharma (ODIs/T20Is)</h3>
<figure id="attachment_410854" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-410854" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-410854" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Ishant-Sharma-ODI.jpg" alt="Ishant Sharma ODI" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-410854" class="wp-caption-text">Ishant Sharma ODI. (Photo by Steve Christo/Corbis via Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
Ishant Sharma is one of the all-time greats for <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-teams/india/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">India</a> in Test match cricket. He is the 6th highest wicket-taker for India in the longest format of the game and has scalped 303 wickets in a whopping 101 Test matches. While Sharma is still a vital cog of the Indian side in Test match cricket, he has fallen off the radar in limited-overs cricket.
In fact, the last time that Sharma played a match for India in limited-overs cricket was way back in January 2016, when he played an ODI against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). Sharma played his last T20I match for India in the year 2013.
In fact, Sharma has only managed to feature in 80 ODIs and 14 T20Is for India in his career. And, with him already over 32 years old and with a plethora of bowlers available for the Indian side in limited-overs cricket, Sharma may not find a spot in both the ODI as well as the T20I sides.
So, it would be best for the lanky pacer to announce his retirement from either ODIs or T20Is so that he can prolong his Test career.
<h3>9. Ish Sodhi (Tests)</h3>
<figure id="attachment_395323" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-395323" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-395323" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Ish-Sodhi.jpg" alt="Ish Sodhi" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-395323" class="wp-caption-text">Ish Sodhi. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
Ish Sodhi is an integral part of the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-teams/new-zealand/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New Zealand</a> bowling setup, especially in T20I cricket. In fact, Sodhi has been in stunning form in the T20Is that he has played in 2021, and has already scalped 16 wickets this year at a strike rate of just 9.75. In ODI cricket too, Sodhi has had a decent run.
He has represented the New Zealand side in 33 ODIs and has scalped 43 wickets. While Sodhi is a key bowler for the Kiwis in T20Is and can still make a return to the ODI setup, Sodhi’s Test match career is as good as over. The last time Sodhi played a Test match for the Black Caps was in November 2018 against Pakistan. In fact, the leg spinner had a forgettable run with the red cherry in 2018.
Sodhi could pick up just 3 wickets in 2018 in Test match cricket, and also averaged a high 72.67 as well. Since then, he has not found a spot in the New Zealand Test side and is unlikely to do so in the future as well. It would be best for Sodhi to retire from Test match cricket so that he can focus all his energies on limited-overs cricket from here on.
<h3>8. Kraigg Brathwaite (ODIs)</h3>
<figure id="attachment_427956" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-427956" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-427956" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Kraigg-Brathwaite.jpg" alt="Kraigg Brathwaite" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-427956" class="wp-caption-text">Kraigg Brathwaite. (Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
Kraigg Brathwaite was recently appointed as the captain of the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-teams/west-indies/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">West Indian</a> side in Test cricket. The right-hander has already played 68 Test matches for the West Indian outfit and has amassed over 4000 runs at an average of 33.44. He even scored a century against Sri Lanka in March 2021.
While Brathwaite still has a long career ahead of him in the whites, his ODI career is as good as over. The right-hander has played just 10 ODIs in his career and has scored 278 runs. The 28-year-old last featured in an ODI match for the West Indies more than 4 years ago, in March 2017.
As for T20I cricket, Brathwaite has not even played a single T20I for West Indies. And, it is highly unlikely that he will once again get a chance to wear the Maroon jersey for his country in ODI cricket. Brathwaite would be better off announcing his ODI retirement and becoming a Test specialist for the West Indian side.
<h3>7. Ajinkya Rahane (ODIs)</h3>
<figure id="attachment_179634" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-179634" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-179634" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Ajinkya-Rahane.jpg" alt="Ajinkya Rahane Trends" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-179634" class="wp-caption-text">Ajinkya Rahane. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/if-kane-williamson-was-an-indian-he-would-probably-be-an-ideal-replacement-for-ajinkya-rahane-monty-panesar/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ajinkya Rahane</a> is the vice-captain of the Indian Test side and is an important member of the Indian batting lineup, which also includes behemoths like Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara. The right-hander has played 73 Test matches for India and has plundered 4583 runs at an average of 41.29. Rahane has also scored 12 hundreds and 23 fifties in the whites.
But then, Rahane’s limited-overs career is almost over, and there are almost no chances for him to walk into the Indian limited-overs side. This is particularly true in the ODI format of the game. The diminutive batsman last played an ODI for India in February 2018, and with the Indian batting department brimming with talent, Rahane might never play another ODI for India.
While Rahane is also not a part of the Indian T20I side, there is still a negligible chance that he might make a return to the Indian T20I side, if he experiences an excellent IPL season. Rahane is already 32 years old and has played at the international level for over a decade.
It would be best for him to announce his retirement from the ODI format of the game while hoping that a good IPL season might once again open the door for him in T20I cricket. Rahane still has a lot to offer to the Indian side in Test match cricket.
<h3>6. Lahiru Thirimanne (T20Is)</h3>
<figure id="attachment_165223" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-165223" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-165223" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Lahiru-Thirimanne.jpg" alt="Lahiru Thirimanne" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-165223" class="wp-caption-text">Sri Lanka batsman Lahiru Thirimanne. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
Lahiru Thirimanne’s T20I career is as good as over. Even though he made his T20I debut for <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-teams/sri-lanka/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sri Lanka</a> almost 9 years ago, the left-hander has only played 26 T20Is for his country. In fact, the last time the 31-year-old played a T20I match for Sri Lanka was in the year 2016.
Thirimanne has a very poor record in T20I cricket. In the 26 matches that he has played, he has scored only 291 runs and averages an underwhelming 16.17. His strike rate too is very ordinary at 108.99. However, he is still a part of the Sri Lankan Test team and has a lot to offer to Sri Lankan cricket in the whites.
In fact, he has been in splendid form in 2021 in Test cricket. In the 13 innings that he has played this year for his country in the longest format of the game, Thirimanne has plundered 659 runs at an average of 50.69. While he still has a bleak chance to break into the Sri Lanka ODI side, it is unlikely that he will play another T20I for Sri Lanka. So, the left-hander can retire from the T20I format of the game.
<h3>5. Sarfaraz Ahmed (Tests)</h3>
<figure id="attachment_411187" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-411187" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-411187" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Sarfaraz-Ahmed.jpg" alt="Sarfaraz Ahmed" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-411187" class="wp-caption-text">Sarfaraz Ahmed. (Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
The meteoric rise of Mohammad Rizwan has meant that Sarfaraz Ahmed is no longer in the scheme of things in Test match cricket for Pakistan. Rizwan has had a stupendous run in Test cricket in the year 2021. In the 7 innings that he has played this year, Rizwan has scored 303 runs at an average in excess of 50.
And, that has literally closed the door for another wicketkeeper-batsman, Sarfaraz Ahmed. Sarfaraz Ahmed last played a Test match for Pakistan in 2019. Since then, Rizwan has been the first-choice wicketkeeper for Pakistan. And Sarfaraz is already 34 years old, and it is unlikely that he can make a comeback into the Test squad once again at this age.
Sarfaraz is still in the scheme of things in ODI and T20I cricket for Pakistan. So, Sarfaraz Ahmed can announce his retirement from Test cricket and continue to render his services for the Pakistan side in limited-overs cricket.
<h3>4. Tim Paine (T20Is/ODIs)</h3>
<figure id="attachment_480342" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-480342" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-480342" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Tim-Paine-4.jpg" alt="Tim Paine Australia" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-480342" class="wp-caption-text">Tim Paine. (Photo by PATRICK HAMILTON/AFP via Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
He is the captain of the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-teams/australia/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Australian</a> Test team and has represented the kangaroos in 35 Test matches. The wicket-keeper batsman is currently 36 years old and still has some cricket left in him. The right-hander has scored 1535 runs in the whites and has scored them at an average of 32.66.
But then, even though he is still a part of the Australian Test team, Paine’s T20I career is almost over. He played a T20I for the kangaroos more than three and half years ago and has almost no chance at his age to once again make a comeback to the Australian side.
Even in the ODI format, Paine has not got a chance to represent Australia since June 2018. So, it would be wise for Paine to retire from limited overs cricket, so that he can give his best for Australia in Test match cricket in the final leg of his career.
<h3>3. Chris Gayle (Tests)</h3>
<figure id="attachment_357588" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-357588" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-357588" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/CT_345510.jpg" alt width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-357588" class="wp-caption-text">NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND – MAY 31: Chris Gayle of the West Indies celebrates his half century during the Group Stage match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 between the West Indies and Pakistan at Trent Bridge on May 31, 2019 in Nottingham, England. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
For more than two decades, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cpl-2021-chris-gayle-makes-a-comeback-in-st-kitts-and-nevis-patriots-faf-du-plessis-roped-in-by-st-lucia-zouks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chris Gayle</a> has tormented bowling attacks in every part of the globe. He is a legend of West Indies cricket and is the only batsman apart from Brian Lara to score over 10000 runs in ODI cricket for the West Indian side.
The batting colossus is the highest run-getter for the West Indies in ODIs and has amassed 10480 runs at an average of 37.70 in 301 ODI matches. Gayle has also played 61 T20Is for his country and has scored 1656 runs at a strike rate in excess of 140.
Even though Gayle still has the chance to represent his side in limited-overs cricket, his Test journey is done, and he might not get another chance at this age to once again wield the willow in the whites for his country. Gayle has accumulated incredible numbers in Test cricket too. The batting legend has plundered 7215 runs in Tests and at an average of 42.19.
The last time Gayle played a Test match for the West Indies was in the year 2014. Gayle can formally announce his retirement from Test cricket and focus entirely on limited-overs cricket so that he can offer his best to his country in whatever cricket is left in him.
<h3>2. Shikhar Dhawan (Tests)</h3>
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At the age of 35, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/he-will-be-a-good-choice-deepak-chahar-backs-shikhar-dhawan-to-lead-india-against-sri-lanka/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Shikhar Dhawan’s</a> Test career is almost done. And, with so much young talent waiting in the wings, it is unlikely that India will once again go back to Dhawan at the top of the order in the Test format. Dhawan last played a Test match for India in September 2018 and has since then fallen out of favor in Test cricket.
In fact, in the year 2018, Dhawan averaged just 27.36, and his poor form resulted in him getting dropped from the Indian Test side. The left-hander has represented the Indian side in 34 Test matches and has scored 2315 runs in the whites at an average of 40.61. But then, Dhawan is still an integral part of the Indian team in limited-overs cricket.
The left-hander has featured in 142 ODI matches for India and has scored 5977 runs in the ODI format at an excellent average of 45.28. In T20I cricket too, he has plundered 1673 runs at an average of 27.88.
Dhawan can formally announce his retirement from Tests so that he can concentrate on scoring runs for the Indian side in limited-overs cricket.
<h3>1. Ravichandran Ashwin (T20Is)</h3>
<figure id="attachment_230736" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-230736" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"><amp-img class="size-full wp-image-230736" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Ravichandran-Aswin.jpg" alt="Ravichandran Ashwin" width="640" height="400" layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img><figcaption id="caption-attachment-230736" class="wp-caption-text">Ravichandran Ashwin of India. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/tabraiz-shamsi-comes-out-in-support-of-ravichandran-ashwin-for-running-out-non-strikers-for-backing-up/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ravichandran Ashwin</a> is a legend in Test match cricket. The off-spinner has played 78 Test matches for India and has scalped a whopping 409 wickets at a stunning average of 24.69. In fact, Ashwin is the 4th highest wicket-taker for India in Test cricket, and if he takes another 26 wickets in the whites, he will leapfrog Harbhajan Singh and Kapil Dev and become the 2nd highest wicket-taker for India in Test matches.
But, in spite of carving out a legendary career in Test cricket, Ashwin has not been able to find a place in the Indian side in limited-overs cricket. The last time Ashwin played limited-overs cricket for India was in July 2017. Since then, he has been sidelined from both ODIs and T20Is.
Ashwin is already 34 years old and is not getting younger. And, it looks like India has moved on from Ashwin in the limited-overs format. Ashwin can retire from T20Is so that he can prolong his Test career and achieve greater laurels for his country in the white flannels.
Note: All the stats have been taken from Howstat Cricket and Cricinfo and have been updated as on 3rd June 2021

The ability to adapt and modify their styles of play is very important for cricketers to thrive and succeed in the modern era. The players are involved in three different formats of the game, each having its own challenges, and only a handful of cricketers have managed to emerge successful in all three formats.
While Test cricket will require a cricketer to cultivate the qualities of patience and perseverance, the T20 format of the game would require the cricketers to be agile, alert, and think on the spot. And then, there is the ODI format of the game where a cricketer should oscillate between patience and agility.
And, there are several cricketers in the modern era who have been unable to excel in all three formats of the game. And so, it would be better for them to retire from one of the formats so that they can focus their energies and excel in the other two formats of the game. In this article, let us take a look at 10 such cricketers.
<h3>10. Ishant Sharma (ODIs/T20Is)</h3>
<figure id="attachment_410854" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-410854" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-410854" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Ishant-Sharma-ODI.jpg" alt="Ishant Sharma ODI" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-410854" class="wp-caption-text">Ishant Sharma ODI. (Photo by Steve Christo/Corbis via Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
Ishant Sharma is one of the all-time greats for <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-teams/india/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">India</a> in Test match cricket. He is the 6th highest wicket-taker for India in the longest format of the game and has scalped 303 wickets in a whopping 101 Test matches. While Sharma is still a vital cog of the Indian side in Test match cricket, he has fallen off the radar in limited-overs cricket.
In fact, the last time that Sharma played a match for India in limited-overs cricket was way back in January 2016, when he played an ODI against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). Sharma played his last T20I match for India in the year 2013.
In fact, Sharma has only managed to feature in 80 ODIs and 14 T20Is for India in his career. And, with him already over 32 years old and with a plethora of bowlers available for the Indian side in limited-overs cricket, Sharma may not find a spot in both the ODI as well as the T20I sides.
So, it would be best for the lanky pacer to announce his retirement from either ODIs or T20Is so that he can prolong his Test career.
<h3>9. Ish Sodhi (Tests)</h3>
<figure id="attachment_395323" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-395323" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-395323" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Ish-Sodhi.jpg" alt="Ish Sodhi" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-395323" class="wp-caption-text">Ish Sodhi. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
Ish Sodhi is an integral part of the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-teams/new-zealand/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New Zealand</a> bowling setup, especially in T20I cricket. In fact, Sodhi has been in stunning form in the T20Is that he has played in 2021, and has already scalped 16 wickets this year at a strike rate of just 9.75. In ODI cricket too, Sodhi has had a decent run.
He has represented the New Zealand side in 33 ODIs and has scalped 43 wickets. While Sodhi is a key bowler for the Kiwis in T20Is and can still make a return to the ODI setup, Sodhi’s Test match career is as good as over. The last time Sodhi played a Test match for the Black Caps was in November 2018 against Pakistan. In fact, the leg spinner had a forgettable run with the red cherry in 2018.
Sodhi could pick up just 3 wickets in 2018 in Test match cricket, and also averaged a high 72.67 as well. Since then, he has not found a spot in the New Zealand Test side and is unlikely to do so in the future as well. It would be best for Sodhi to retire from Test match cricket so that he can focus all his energies on limited-overs cricket from here on.
<h3>8. Kraigg Brathwaite (ODIs)</h3>
<figure id="attachment_427956" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-427956" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-427956" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Kraigg-Brathwaite.jpg" alt="Kraigg Brathwaite" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-427956" class="wp-caption-text">Kraigg Brathwaite. (Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
Kraigg Brathwaite was recently appointed as the captain of the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-teams/west-indies/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">West Indian</a> side in Test cricket. The right-hander has already played 68 Test matches for the West Indian outfit and has amassed over 4000 runs at an average of 33.44. He even scored a century against Sri Lanka in March 2021.
While Brathwaite still has a long career ahead of him in the whites, his ODI career is as good as over. The right-hander has played just 10 ODIs in his career and has scored 278 runs. The 28-year-old last featured in an ODI match for the West Indies more than 4 years ago, in March 2017.
As for T20I cricket, Brathwaite has not even played a single T20I for West Indies. And, it is highly unlikely that he will once again get a chance to wear the Maroon jersey for his country in ODI cricket. Brathwaite would be better off announcing his ODI retirement and becoming a Test specialist for the West Indian side.
<h3>7. Ajinkya Rahane (ODIs)</h3>
<figure id="attachment_179634" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-179634" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-179634" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Ajinkya-Rahane.jpg" alt="Ajinkya Rahane Trends" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-179634" class="wp-caption-text">Ajinkya Rahane. (Photo Source: Twitter)</figcaption></figure>
<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/if-kane-williamson-was-an-indian-he-would-probably-be-an-ideal-replacement-for-ajinkya-rahane-monty-panesar/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ajinkya Rahane</a> is the vice-captain of the Indian Test side and is an important member of the Indian batting lineup, which also includes behemoths like Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara. The right-hander has played 73 Test matches for India and has plundered 4583 runs at an average of 41.29. Rahane has also scored 12 hundreds and 23 fifties in the whites.
But then, Rahane’s limited-overs career is almost over, and there are almost no chances for him to walk into the Indian limited-overs side. This is particularly true in the ODI format of the game. The diminutive batsman last played an ODI for India in February 2018, and with the Indian batting department brimming with talent, Rahane might never play another ODI for India.
While Rahane is also not a part of the Indian T20I side, there is still a negligible chance that he might make a return to the Indian T20I side, if he experiences an excellent IPL season. Rahane is already 32 years old and has played at the international level for over a decade.
It would be best for him to announce his retirement from the ODI format of the game while hoping that a good IPL season might once again open the door for him in T20I cricket. Rahane still has a lot to offer to the Indian side in Test match cricket.
<h3>6. Lahiru Thirimanne (T20Is)</h3>
<figure id="attachment_165223" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-165223" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-165223" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Lahiru-Thirimanne.jpg" alt="Lahiru Thirimanne" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-165223" class="wp-caption-text">Sri Lanka batsman Lahiru Thirimanne. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
Lahiru Thirimanne’s T20I career is as good as over. Even though he made his T20I debut for <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-teams/sri-lanka/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sri Lanka</a> almost 9 years ago, the left-hander has only played 26 T20Is for his country. In fact, the last time the 31-year-old played a T20I match for Sri Lanka was in the year 2016.
Thirimanne has a very poor record in T20I cricket. In the 26 matches that he has played, he has scored only 291 runs and averages an underwhelming 16.17. His strike rate too is very ordinary at 108.99. However, he is still a part of the Sri Lankan Test team and has a lot to offer to Sri Lankan cricket in the whites.
In fact, he has been in splendid form in 2021 in Test cricket. In the 13 innings that he has played this year for his country in the longest format of the game, Thirimanne has plundered 659 runs at an average of 50.69. While he still has a bleak chance to break into the Sri Lanka ODI side, it is unlikely that he will play another T20I for Sri Lanka. So, the left-hander can retire from the T20I format of the game.
<h3>5. Sarfaraz Ahmed (Tests)</h3>
<figure id="attachment_411187" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-411187" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-411187" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Sarfaraz-Ahmed.jpg" alt="Sarfaraz Ahmed" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-411187" class="wp-caption-text">Sarfaraz Ahmed. (Photo Source: Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
The meteoric rise of Mohammad Rizwan has meant that Sarfaraz Ahmed is no longer in the scheme of things in Test match cricket for Pakistan. Rizwan has had a stupendous run in Test cricket in the year 2021. In the 7 innings that he has played this year, Rizwan has scored 303 runs at an average in excess of 50.
And, that has literally closed the door for another wicketkeeper-batsman, Sarfaraz Ahmed. Sarfaraz Ahmed last played a Test match for Pakistan in 2019. Since then, Rizwan has been the first-choice wicketkeeper for Pakistan. And Sarfaraz is already 34 years old, and it is unlikely that he can make a comeback into the Test squad once again at this age.
Sarfaraz is still in the scheme of things in ODI and T20I cricket for Pakistan. So, Sarfaraz Ahmed can announce his retirement from Test cricket and continue to render his services for the Pakistan side in limited-overs cricket.
<h3>4. Tim Paine (T20Is/ODIs)</h3>
<figure id="attachment_480342" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-480342" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-480342" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Tim-Paine-4.jpg" alt="Tim Paine Australia" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-480342" class="wp-caption-text">Tim Paine. (Photo by PATRICK HAMILTON/AFP via Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
He is the captain of the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cricket-teams/australia/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Australian</a> Test team and has represented the kangaroos in 35 Test matches. The wicket-keeper batsman is currently 36 years old and still has some cricket left in him. The right-hander has scored 1535 runs in the whites and has scored them at an average of 32.66.
But then, even though he is still a part of the Australian Test team, Paine’s T20I career is almost over. He played a T20I for the kangaroos more than three and half years ago and has almost no chance at his age to once again make a comeback to the Australian side.
Even in the ODI format, Paine has not got a chance to represent Australia since June 2018. So, it would be wise for Paine to retire from limited overs cricket, so that he can give his best for Australia in Test match cricket in the final leg of his career.
<h3>3. Chris Gayle (Tests)</h3>
<figure id="attachment_357588" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-357588" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-357588" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/CT_345510.jpg" alt width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-357588" class="wp-caption-text">NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND &#8211; MAY 31: Chris Gayle of the West Indies celebrates his half century during the Group Stage match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 between the West Indies and Pakistan at Trent Bridge on May 31, 2019 in Nottingham, England. (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
For more than two decades, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/cpl-2021-chris-gayle-makes-a-comeback-in-st-kitts-and-nevis-patriots-faf-du-plessis-roped-in-by-st-lucia-zouks/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chris Gayle</a> has tormented bowling attacks in every part of the globe. He is a legend of West Indies cricket and is the only batsman apart from Brian Lara to score over 10000 runs in ODI cricket for the West Indian side.
The batting colossus is the highest run-getter for the West Indies in ODIs and has amassed 10480 runs at an average of 37.70 in 301 ODI matches. Gayle has also played 61 T20Is for his country and has scored 1656 runs at a strike rate in excess of 140.
Even though Gayle still has the chance to represent his side in limited-overs cricket, his Test journey is done, and he might not get another chance at this age to once again wield the willow in the whites for his country. Gayle has accumulated incredible numbers in Test cricket too. The batting legend has plundered 7215 runs in Tests and at an average of 42.19.
The last time Gayle played a Test match for the West Indies was in the year 2014. Gayle can formally announce his retirement from Test cricket and focus entirely on limited-overs cricket so that he can offer his best to his country in whatever cricket is left in him.
<h3>2. Shikhar Dhawan (Tests)</h3>
<img loading="lazy" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-490427" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Shikhar-Dhawan.jpg" alt width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px">
At the age of 35, <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/he-will-be-a-good-choice-deepak-chahar-backs-shikhar-dhawan-to-lead-india-against-sri-lanka/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Shikhar Dhawan’s</a> Test career is almost done. And, with so much young talent waiting in the wings, it is unlikely that India will once again go back to Dhawan at the top of the order in the Test format. Dhawan last played a Test match for India in September 2018 and has since then fallen out of favor in Test cricket.
In fact, in the year 2018, Dhawan averaged just 27.36, and his poor form resulted in him getting dropped from the Indian Test side. The left-hander has represented the Indian side in 34 Test matches and has scored 2315 runs in the whites at an average of 40.61. But then, Dhawan is still an integral part of the Indian team in limited-overs cricket.
The left-hander has featured in 142 ODI matches for India and has scored 5977 runs in the ODI format at an excellent average of 45.28. In T20I cricket too, he has plundered 1673 runs at an average of 27.88.
Dhawan can formally announce his retirement from Tests so that he can concentrate on scoring runs for the Indian side in limited-overs cricket.
<h3>1. Ravichandran Ashwin (T20Is)</h3>
<figure id="attachment_230736" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-230736" style="width: 640px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-230736" src="https://crictracker-admin-panel-08032022.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/media/attachments/Ravichandran-Aswin.jpg" alt="Ravichandran Ashwin" width="640" height="400" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px"><figcaption id="caption-attachment-230736" class="wp-caption-text">Ravichandran Ashwin of India. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)</figcaption></figure>
<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/tabraiz-shamsi-comes-out-in-support-of-ravichandran-ashwin-for-running-out-non-strikers-for-backing-up/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ravichandran Ashwin</a> is a legend in Test match cricket. The off-spinner has played 78 Test matches for India and has scalped a whopping 409 wickets at a stunning average of 24.69. In fact, Ashwin is the 4th highest wicket-taker for India in Test cricket, and if he takes another 26 wickets in the whites, he will leapfrog Harbhajan Singh and Kapil Dev and become the 2nd highest wicket-taker for India in Test matches.
But, in spite of carving out a legendary career in Test cricket, Ashwin has not been able to find a place in the Indian side in limited-overs cricket. The last time Ashwin played limited-overs cricket for India was in July 2017. Since then, he has been sidelined from both ODIs and T20Is.
Ashwin is already 34 years old and is not getting younger. And, it looks like India has moved on from Ashwin in the limited-overs format. Ashwin can retire from T20Is so that he can prolong his Test career and achieve greater laurels for his country in the white flannels.
Note: All the stats have been taken from Howstat Cricket and Cricinfo and have been updated as on 3rd June 2021

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