Top 11 Cricketers who announced comeback after retirement

Retirements are an emotional moment for any cricketer as one has to bid adieu to the game that has given them everything. Every player carefully considers his decision for a long time to call time on his career. However, there have been a few players in the history of the game who’ve made a U-turn on their decision and come out of retirement to once again play for their country. 

While some comeback decisions worked wonders for their respective teams, some didn't work well and led to another forgettable chapter of their careers.

Let's take a look at seven such cricketers who came back from retirement to trade their luck again in the game:

11. Carl Hooper

Former Windies skipper Carl Hooper retired just three weeks before the ICC World Cup 1999. His announcement came as a shocker for many in the fraternity, with not much time left in the mega event. He also was living in Adelaide for some time before making a surprise return in 2001.

Hooper was an important cricketer for the Windies during that transition phase and was made the captain immediately after he announced his comeback. He went on to get his 100th Test cap and 200th ODI cap for the Caribbeans, joining a very elite list of cricketers.

The all-rounder led West Indies in the World Cup in 2003 hosted by South Africa. However, after a terrible campaign, he once again hung up his boots and this time, there was no coming back. Hooper is still rated as one of the most underrated all-rounders in the world as he became the first cricketer ever to have the unique feat of scoring 5000 runs, picking 100 wickets and taking 100 catches in both Tests and ODIs. Only South African legend Jacques Kallis has managed to enter the exclusive club after Hooper.