5 famous cricketers whose comebacks from retirement didn't quite go as expected

4) George Headley

The batsman in the picture is George Headley who had a Test average of 60.83

Arguably, one of West Indies’ all-time greats, George Headley could possibly have broken many records had he played more Tests as his tally of 22 Tests do not quite justify to the talent this man possessed.

With an astounding Test average of 60.83 and an even better first-class average of 69.86 in 103 matches, Headley was dubbed the ‘black Bradman’ for his incredible scoring feats.

No feather is an exaggeration for this immensely talented batsman because Headley exhibited his skills at a time when the West Indies batting was extremely vulnerable and they relied heavily on him.

But he would have surely regretted the decision of his comeback in 1954, when at the age of 45, he played against England and looked extremely out of place. Headly scored only 16 in the first innings before being bowled by Tony Lock. He hadn’t played a Test for 6 years before that and surely the decision looked a bit hasty.