Top 12 International cricketers whose injuries ended their careers
These players' struggles with injuries wrapped up their international careers.
5. Munaf Patel
Munaf Patel was the unsung hero of India’s spectacular 2011 World Cup triumph. He played for India for five years and during this period, he turned up for India in 86 international matches. Munaf was one of the important members of India’s ODI team from 2006-11 due to his disciplined bowling.
In 2011, India had a horrendous England tour and Munaf also struggled to be among the wickets. Playing the five-match ODI series, he got only two wickets in four innings at an expensive economy of 6.43. In the last ODI in Cardiff, he caught an ankle injury while fielding at the long off.
The loss of form troubled Munaf during the whole tour and in the end, the injury added fuel to the fire. The injury caused huge damage to Munaf’s career as he never got a chance to represent India again. In the 2017 Indian Premier League (IPL), Patel played for Gujarat Lions (GL) and his ineffective performance for the franchise forced him to bring down the curtains on his international career as well in November 2018.
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