England Cricket – Alastair Cook Announces Retirement
England’s most noteworthy Test run-scorer Alastair Cook will resign from global cricket after the last Test against India.
The opener, has scored 12,254 runs and made 32 centuries in 160 Tests – all England records. Cook is 6th on the untouched rundown of Test run-scorers and has made a record 11,627 runs as an opener.
| Rank | Name | Country | Runs | Average | Tests |
| 1 | Sachin Tendulkar | India | 15,921 | 53.78 | 200 |
| 2 | Ricky Ponting | Australia | 13,378 | 51.85 | 168 |
| 3 | Jacques Kallis | South Africa | 13,289 | 55.37 | 166 |
| 4 | Rahul Dravid | India | 13,288 | 52.31 | 164 |
| 5 | Kumar Sangakkara | Sri Lanka | 12,400 | 57.40 | 134 |
| 6 | Alastair Cook | England | 12,254 | 44.88 | 160 |
Be that as it may, he has battled for the current year, averaging 18.62 out of 16 innings, and has not scored a fifty in the present series against India.
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The 5th Test of the ongoing series with India, in which England have an unassailable 3-1 lead, begins on 7th September, Friday at The Oval.
Social Media Reactions
Alastair Cook retires from international cricket ? He gave it everything and more. Huge respect for a guy that has achieved so much, it was a pleasure being out in the middle when you… https://t.co/bvgK9DgUkA
— Paul Collingwood (@Colly622) 3 September 2018
Alastair Cook on his decision to retire from international cricket.
“Although it is a sad day, I can do so with a big smile on my face knowing I have given everything and there is nothing left in the tank. I have achieved more than I could have ever imagined”#bbccricket pic.twitter.com/5m38iIbkS0
— Test Match Special (@bbctms) 3 September 2018
Farewell Alastair Cook.
I’ll be honest: I can’t forgive him for wrecking @KP24‘s England career, he bored me to tears as a batsman, has barely scored an important Test run for years & it’s weird he never sweats.
But he gave his all for England & played many invaluable innings. pic.twitter.com/1mlAthHmDg— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) 3 September 2018
What a brilliant career for Alastair Cook! One of England’s finest. Can retire with great pride at what he has achieved.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) 3 September 2018
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