Chris Woakes, two-time World Cup winner, announces international retirement (AP Photo)
England fast bowling all-rounder Chris Woakes announced his retirement from all forms of cricket via a social media post on Monday. The 36-year-old first played for England in a T20I encounter against Australia at Adelaide in January 2011 and in the same month earned his maiden ODI cap, which was at Sydney.
Woakes represented England in 62 Tests in a career spanning approximately 12 years in the red-ball format, and drew curtains on it with 192 scalps at an average of 29.61. Also known to be a handy custodian with the bat, Woakes mustered 2034 runs from 99 innings, which featured seven half-centuries and one century.
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If we switch focus to white-ball cricket, Woakes represented England in 122 ODIs and 33 T20Is. He amassed 1524 runs from 88 innings in the 50-over format, which includes six half-centuries. With the ball he managed 173 wickets, recording his best performance of 6/45 in his debut series against Australia at Brisbane in January 2011.
In T20Is, Woakes scored a total of 147 runs from 17 innings and registered 31 wickets.
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The all-rounder was also part of England's 2019 World Cup-winning squad, in which he contributed with 16 wickets from 11 matches. He also played a crucial role in England’s 2022 T20I World Cup victory in Australia.
Woakes' last appearance for England was in the Oval Test against India, when he came out to bat with a sling on his arm after injuring himself earlier in the match.
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“The moment has come, and I’ve decided that the time is right for me to retire from international cricket. Playing for England was something I aspired to do, and I feel incredibly fortunate to have lived out those dreams,” he said in his statement.
“I look forward to continuing to play county cricket and exploring more franchise opportunities in the near future,” the pacer added.
Woakes joins the set of cricketers, such as Heinrich Klaasen and Nicholas Pooran among others, who gave up on national duties to prolong their career and focus more on franchise cricket. |
