England's veteran opening batsman Alastair Cook has announced his retirement from international cricket. The fifth Test against India will be the last match of his career. Cook has scored 12254 runs in 160 Test matches.
Cook has a wonderful world record for 158 Test matches, which hardly breaks.
These statements on Retitement
Cook said in Monday (September 3rd) in his statement, "After more thoughts and deliberation in the last few months, I have decided to retire from international cricket at the end of this Test series against India."
"Although it is a sad day, I can do this with a big smile on my face, because I have given everything and now nothing is left. I had the honor of playing with England's legend for so long Now with the fellow players, I'm going to miss a lot of time to share the dressing room again.
Cook said that "I love cricket till playing my entire life in a garden as a child, playing for England, and the feeling of wearing England's shirt was always wonderful, so I think that this next generation It is the right time for young cricketers to give their turn, so that they entertain us and feel the great pride of representing our country. "
Sachin's record
For a long time it was said that Cook will soon break Sachin's record of 15921 Test runs. However, with the retirement only at the age of 33, this possibility has ended.