Top 11 Cricketers who announced comeback after retirement
Some of these cricketers were called back by the boards out of desperation to save their sinking ships.
7. Shahid Afridi
Shahid Afridi is a no-brainer on this list. The former Pakistani captain announced his retirement from the game on multiple occasions and made a U-turn on his decision time and again. Afridi's retirement saga first kick-started in 2006 when he first decided to call time on his Test career but took his decision back two weeks later. However, he finally announced his retirement from the longest format after playing just one more Test which Pakistan lost against Australia at Lord's in 2010 under his leadership.
After bidding adieu to the longest format, Afridi further announced his retirement from ODIs in 2011 right after the ODI World Cup following his removal from the captaincy. However, he once again reconsidered his decision and came out of retirement five months later.
The Khyber Agency-born cricketer once again hung up his boots in 2017 from all forms of international cricket but came back in 2018 to play one final game for Rest of the World at the Lord’s which turned out to be his last international appearance.
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