Retirement

Warne backtracks on his Ashes return

Shane Warne has backed away from claims he wants to come out of retirement to help Australia in next year's Ashes series. ...  

Will Tendulkar go the Ponting way?

There is a remarkable similarity in the diminishing aura and declining forms of both batsman, and the onus is now on Tendulkar to take a call. ...  

Tributes pour in after Ricky Ponting's retirement

Cricket fraternity pays its tribute to one of the world's best batsmen to have played the game. ...

Ricky Ponting: A batsman to fear & celebrate

The legendary batsman on Thursday decided to put an end to an illustrious career, with the Perth Test against South Africa to be his last. ...

Ponting bows out on his own terms, an all-time great

His 17-year-career demands respect because Ponting earned by a typically Aussie bloody-mindedness, overcoming personal demons to tally over 13,000 runs in Tests and ODIs. ...  

Timeline of highs and lows in Ricky Ponting's career

A brief look at the former Aussie captain's career spanning over 17 years. ...  

I have given cricket my all: Ricky Ponting

Ricky Ponting announced his retirement and the third Test against South Africa starting on Friday would be his last match. ...

Ricky Ponting announces international retirement

The third Test between Australia and South Africa starting Friday at the WACA, Perth, will be his last international game. ...  

High time Sachin spoke to selectors over future: Kapil

The former captain also questioned MS Dhoni's place in India's playing XI. ...  

Sachin gets Gilchrist's backing ahead of England Tests

Former Australia captain Adam Gilchrist says Sachin Tendulkar doesn't need anybody's advice on retirement. ...

Michael Schumacher could venture into horse riding

Michael Schumacher could literally ride off into the sunset when he retires from Formula One next month after revealing a plan to take up competitive cowboy-style riding. The seven-times world champion, now 43, told Italy's Gazzetta dello Sport newspaper in an interview on Thursday that his wife Corinna, a keen horsewoman, had suggested a possible future direction. "I'm thinking of getting involved in Western Riding competitions," declared the German. "Corinna,...  

Sachin to take call on retirement in November

Tendulkar admitted that he is contemplating retirement and said he would reassess his future next month. ...  

Sachin's call when to retire: Shaun Tait

Shaun Tait has said against the retirement of Tendulkar. ...  

Former England captain Terry quits internationals

London: Former England captain John Terry unexpectedly ended his nine-year international career on Sunday, quitting before he was due to face a racism hearing because his place in the team had become "untenable." Despite being cleared in court of racially abusing Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand during a Premier League match last year, the Chelsea defender was facing a lengthy ban if found guilty by a Football Association panel...  

Viswanathan Anand rules out retirement

Chennai: At 42, Viswanathan Anand is the second oldest of the top ten FIDE ranked players in the world, but the reigning world chess champion on Sunday ruled out any plans of retiring. Anand, who won the world championship five times including the latest against Boris Gelfand in Moscow in May this year, says "there is definitely no thought of retirement". "In fact, it is quite the opposite", he told...  

NZ pacer Daryl Tuffey hangs up his boots

The 34-year-old's 12-year career was plagued by several injuries. ...  

Ex-Eng spinner Croft to hang up his boots

Glamorgan veteran Croft played in 21 Test matches for England and has taken over 1,000 first-class wickets. ...  

I was a batsman rather than an artist: Laxman

VVS Laxman reckons that his ability to come good in pressure situations was his "biggest strength" as a batsman. ...  

Over 10,000 soldiers opt out of Indian Army

New Delhi: In what is being seen as a reflection of the disenchantment affecting Indian Army soldiers in their relation with their officers, more than 10,000 soldiers took pre-mature retirement from the force last year. Elaborating on the issue in Parliament, defence minister AK Antony said that 10,315 soldiers opted for premature retirement in 2011, while the figure for 2010 and 2009 was 7,249 and 7,499 respectively. He said that...  

Does Tendulkar decide when Tendulkar retires?

As of September 3, 2012, an out-of-sorts Sachin Tendulkar should be replaced by Ajinkya Rahane in Team India. ...