Best XI from the players who retired in 2018

#4 AB de Villiers (WK) (South Africa)

The most shocking retirement story of the year 2018 happens to be the one of AB de Villiers, who quit international cricket in May 2018. The legendary South African batsman played his final international game against Australia in Tests in March 2018.

Mr 360 bid adieu to international cricket with pretty extraordinary numbers up his sleeve. Much so, AB concluded his journey just at the stroke of 10,000 ODI runs - an achievement completed only by a few cricketers. The South African featured 114 Test, 228 ODIs, and 72 T20Is. And, he hung up his with 1672 T20I runs, 8765 Test runs, and 9577 ODI runs against his name.

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#5 Mohammad Kaif (India)

A regular name in the early 2000s, Mohammad Kaif, called it a day in July 2018. Alongside being an athletic fielder for India, he also made vital contributions for India in the middle-order, especially in ODIs. Although he called it quits in the year 2018, he played his last international game in the year 2006.

The agile fielder starred in 125 ODIs and 13 Tests for India. Having scored 624 runs in 13 Tests at an average of 32.84, Kaif notched 2753 ODI runs which also include 17 half-centuries and two centuries. In addition to that, he also took 55 catches for India in the 50-over format.