Injuries In Cricket That Ended Careers

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Mark Boucher couldn't complete 1000 dismissals due to an eye injury

#3 Nathan Bracken (Australia)

Super Eight - Australia v Sri Lanka - Cricket World Cup 2007
Nathan Bracken

Nathan Bracken was a tall left-arm bowler who played 5 Tests, 116 ODIs and 19 T20Is for Australia picking up close to 300 wickets across all three formats of the game. He was once ranked as the number 1 bowler in ODI cricket and also won the Australian ODI Player of the Year in 2009.

But due to chronic knee injuries, he was forced to take retirement from International cricket. He played his last match for Australia at the age of 31 when he his career was blooming. According to him, his injuries were not managed properly by Cricket Australia which ultimately led to the retirement of this great fast bowler. Had he got a chance to play long, he could have done wonders for the Australian team.

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