A notable number of cricket legends announced their retirement in the year 2021. Some have pursued careers as cricket experts or in other related activities after retirement, while others have sought careers as coaches. They were all outstanding professional players who had enjoyed great success on both the international and domestic circuits. The top five cricketers who retired from the game in 2021 are featured in this article. Let's take a quick look at their professional achievements. Five Notable Retired Cricketers in 2021 AB de Villiers of South Africa, Ryan ten Doeschate of the Netherlands, Asghar Afghan of Afghanistan, Lasith Malinga of Sri Lanka, and Dale Steyn of South Africa are the top five cricketers who have retired. Take a look at their professional cricket achievements. AB de Villiers International Statistics: M: 415 | Runs: 19,864 | HS: 278* | Ave: 48.33 | 100s: 47 First Class Statistics: M: 141 | Runs: 10,689 | HS: 278* | Ave: 49.71 | 100s: 25 Mr. 360 AB de Villiers declared his retirement from all forms of cricket on November 19, 2021. He was widely regarded as the most destructive batter of his generation and was popular with cricket lovers. This gifted South African owns the world record for the fastest 100 and 150 in ODIs. The fans will always remember De Villiers' unusual and devastating striking technique. Read Spanish Tennis Maestro Rafael Nadal Wins Record 21 Grand Slam Titles Ryan ten Doeschate International Statistics: M: 57 | Runs: 2,074 | HS: 119 | Ave: 57.61 | 100s: 5 | Wickets: 68 | BBI: 4/31 | Ave: 23.11 | 5W: 0  First Class Statistics: M: 203 | Runs: 11,298 | HS: 259* | Ave: 44.30 | 100s: 29 | Wickets: 214 | BBI: 6/20 | Ave: 33.84 | 5W: 7   South African-born Dutch all-rounder Ryan ten Doeschate has the most runs for the Netherlands national team. He announced his retirement in September of 2021. Post-retirement, Doeschate was named Kent County Cricket Club's batting coach in December 2021. He was a member of the Netherlands squad at a number of ICC events. Ten Doeschate made 119 runs against England in the 2011 World Cup, becoming the first Dutch player to hit an ODI century against an ICC full member. Ryan ten Doeschate is perhaps the best Dutch player of all time. Asghar Afghan International Statistics: M: 195 | Runs: 4,246 | HS: 164 | Ave: 24.83 | 100s: 2  First Class Statistics: M: 29 | Runs: 1,861 | HS: 164 | Ave: 44.30 | 100s: 6  Asghar Afghan had a decent career for Afghanistan on the international stage. Asghar declared his retirement during the ICC T20 World Cup 2021. He is one of Afghanistan's leading run-scorers and competed in a number of ICC tournaments. Read BPL 2022: Competition among six teams gets heated up in Phase 2 Lasith Malinga International Statistics: M: 340 | Wickets: 546 | BBI: 6/38 | Ave: 28.08 | 5W: 13  First Class Statistics: M: 84 | Wickets: 257 | BBI: 6/17 | Ave: 30.28 | 5W: 7    Lasith Malinga was known as "Slinga" for his toe-crushing Yorker delivery. Malinga was perhaps his generation's finest white-ball bowler. He had a thriving cricket career. Malinga led the Sri Lankan national team at one stage in his career, and Sri Lanka won the 2014 T20 World Cup while he was captain. This right-handed medium pacer is the first bowler in international cricket history to take four wickets in four deliveries twice. Lasith Malinga announced his retirement in September 2021.  Dale Steyn International Statistics: M: 263 | Wickets: 697 | BBI: 7/51 | Ave: 23.38 | 5W: 29 First Class Statistics: M: 141 | Wickets: 618 | BBI: 8/41 | Ave: 23.57 | 5W: 35     Dale Steyn announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on August 31, 2021. He was the most devastating pacer of his generation and one of the all-time great fast-bowlers. Steyn had a remarkable cricket career as a bowler. He did not win any significant trophies with the national team. However, he did help South Africa win a number of international series. Dale Steyn is now South Africa's highest wicket-taker in the Test format. Read ICC 2022 Women’s Cricket World Cup: Bangladesh’s Squad, Full Fixtures Aftermath Former South African captain AB de Villiers, Proteas pacer Dale Steyn, and Sri Lankan fast-medium bowler Lasith Malinga were among the top cricketers of the previous decade. Their contributions as players will live on in the minds of coming generations. Former Afghanistan captain Asghar Afghan and the Dutch all-rounder Ryan ten Doeschate, both enjoyed significant success with their respective national teams. Many young cricketers look up to these athletes as role models since they were key figures in their respective teams throughout their playing days.    

38-year-old South African fearsome bowler, Dale Steyn has decided to retire from all forms of cricket, citing his age and the coronavirus epidemic as reasons. Dale Steyn announced his retirement on Tuesday (August 31) in a tweet on his verified Twitter account, which included three photos of him. Dale Steyn gave thanks to his family, colleagues, media, and fans for their support throughout the span of his 20-year cricket career. He also expressed gratitude for his accomplishments in cricket. In this article, we will look at Dale Steyn's cricket career and where does he rank among the greatest fast bowlers? Also read: Fast bowler Dale Steyn retires from test cricket Dale Steyn’s International Cricket Career at a Glance  Dale Steyn debuted in international cricket in 2004 during a tour of England. His first international wicket was former English opener Marcus Trescothick. Steyn played 93 Tests, 125 One-Day Internationals, and 47 Twenty-20 Internationals before retiring on August 31, 2021. Dale Steyn was plagued by injuries throughout his career, which caused him to miss several international matches. Otherwise, he could have improved his record much more if he had been in better shape. He was at his best from 2007 to 2011.   Dale Steyn received the ICC Test Player of the Year award in 2008 and the Wisden Cricketer of the Year award in 2014. He was a member of the ICC Test team of the year in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2016. Dale Steyn was named to the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Test Team of the Decade (2011–2020). Read Australia’s August tour of Bangladesh 'on' Let's take a quick look at his international cricket career… Test Wkts BBI Ave Econ SR 93 439 7/51 22.95 3.24 42.30 ODI Wkts BBI Ave Econ SR 125 196 6/39 25.95 4.87 31.90 T20I Wkts BBI Ave Econ SR 47 64 4/9 18.35 6.94 15.80 Read Tamim to skip T20 World Cup, but he's not retiring Dale Steyn’s International Record in Numbers  Dale Steyn had a stellar cricket career, particularly in Test cricket. Steyn's record speaks for itself. Here are a few of Dale Steyn's most notable records. 8 – He was named to the ICC Test team of the year Most times. 80 – Dale Steyn is the fastest pace bowler to complete 400 Test wickets.  92 – Dale Steyn has taken the most wickets on Asian soil (92). 439 – Dale Steyn claimed 439 wickets in 93 Tests, the most by a South African bowler. 31.9 – Dale Steyn has the third-highest strike rate (31.9) in ODI among the South African bowler.  42.3 – He has the best strike rate of any bowler with more than 200 wickets 7/51 – In Tests, his best bowling performance was against India in Nagpur in February 2010. Dale Steyn is the eighth highest wicket-taker in Test cricket (439), and the fifth-highest by a fast bowler. In the Test format, he has the third-best average among the top ten wicket-takers. What's more amazing is that he has the best strike rate (42.3) among Test bowlers with 200 or more wickets.Dale Steyn's incredible record demonstrates that he is a class of his own and one of the greatest bowlers in cricket history. Read New Zealand bat first in series opener vs Bangladesh Bottom Line  Dale Steyn's overall cricket record indicates that he is unquestionably one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time. Yet we can't say for sure where he ranks among the greatest bowlers of all time? Because the game has been graced by so many outstanding fast bowlers over the years. Therefore, making an all-time list should not be used to diminish someone's accomplishments. However, Dale Steyn was the most terrifying fast bowler of the last decade, and he was admired by the previous generation's best pace bowlers. Read BAN vs. NZ: Bangladesh's Three Memorable Victories Against New Zealand