ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: 5 Players who might retire from ODIs after the tournament

Cricket World Cup 2023 is around the corner. Though ICC hasn't announced the entire schedule yet, reports suggest that the tournament will kick off on 5th October, with the summit clash scheduled on 19th November. This time, India will host cricket's biggest carnival for the first time since the 2011 World Cup.

With this World Cup, we may get to see the last matches of a few ODI greats. Few may get to play the World Cup and few may not. For them specially, it will be hard to prolong their 50-over career as the team management has already thought beyond them. With many other factors involved, it could be best for them to bid adieu to ODI cricket. 

This list mostly comprises cricketers aged over 35 or so. The next World Cup will be in 2027, and by then they might hang their boots. So, this time they all will be eager to give their best shots to win the coveted title. It will be a perfect sendoff for their services to ODI cricket. 

5. Shikhar Dhawan

Indian opening batter Shikhar Dhawan will be eyeing a spot in the squad for the World Cup. It's highly unlikely he'll feature this time, as far as the team management is concerned. Due to the Delhi opener's recent decline in form and the resurgence of Shubman Gill, India will likely go with Gill over Dhawan. 

It will be a sad end to Dhawan's ODI career considering his records in ICC events. The southpaw batter has struck 1238 runs in 20 innings that he played in 50 overs format. This includes two Cricket World Cups in 2015, 2019 and two Champions Trophies in 2013, 2017.  Except for the 2019 CWC where he got injured after scoring a century in India's second match, he was India's highest run-getter in the remaining three ICC events. In 2013, 2017 Champions Trophy, Shikhar was the winner of the Golden Bat. 

So, he knows how to score and perform in big-stage matches. With skipper Rohit, he shares a great rapport; they're the fourth most successful opening pair in ODI cricket. They both opened 115 times scoring 5148 runs (2 runs short of the next best) including eighteen century stands. So, if given a chance to play, he will likely end his career after the World Cup.