5 superstars who retired from cricket in 2018

#3 Alastair Cook

Alastair Cook bid adieu to the game on a high

Arguably the greatest Test batsman produced by England, Alastair Cook bid adieu to his favourite game on the best note possible.

Coming as a gritty and resilient customer, the man from Gloucester proved to be England's batting mainstay for more than a decade. Testifying this is the fact that the Englishman currently stands as his country's highest run-getter in Tests.

Considered as one of the greatest players of the modern era, Cook chose the recent home series against India to be his final one. And fittingly, the distinguished player scripted a fairytale finish as he scored a memorable century in the last innings of his career.

The moment was treated to be of remarkable significance in English cricket as Cook left behind a seemingly irreplaceable void.

The southpaw represented England in 162 Test matches and amassed as many as 12472 runs, making him the fifth highest run-getter in the history of Test cricket.