6 cricketers who retired earlier than expected

#1 Graeme Smith

Graeme Smith

Graeme Smith made his test debut against Australia in 2002. He slammed a double century in just his third Test match. His international career beginning was nothing short of spectacular. From the moment of his debut, he was immediately regarded as the future of South African cricket.

After the 2003 World Cup, Graeme Smith was selected as the captain of the Test team following Shaun Pollock’s resignation. He remains the youngest ever South African captain (22 years and 82 days old).

Over the years, Smith established himself as his country’s most successful captain. He holds the record for highest number of wins (53) by a South African skipper. The southpaw was also extremely consistent with the bat.

Despite all these impeccable records, Smith decided to call it quits at just 33 years. One can speculate that he easily had a few more years left in him at the helm of the world's finest Test side.