5 cricketers to get the most emotional farewells in the 21st century

Modified Sep 26, 2018 14:16 IST

Retiring opening batsman for Australia, Justin Langer (L), retiring pace bowler Glenn McGrath (C), and retiring spin bowler Shane Warne (R) display the Ashes trophy with their children after winning the fifth and final Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground, 05 January 2007

#3 Inzamam-ul-Haq

Sachin Tendulkar and Inzamam-ul-Haq

Inzamam-ul-Haq is one of the most respected batsmen in World Cricket of all time. The 48-year-old was influential in shaping the future of Pakistan cricket in his time. The right-handed batsman helped Pakistan come out of extremely tricky situations to procure wins for his team when anyone would have least expected it.

He provided strength to the Pakistani middle order and was one person they could rely on. Always a prolific run-getter, Inzamam's stats speak for themselves. The former Pakistan captain scored a phenomenal 11739 in 350 innings in 378 ODI matches, averaging 39.53. He holds the record for the maximum number of runs for Pakistan in ODIs. While 8830 runs in 120 Test matches with an average of 49.33 makes him the third highest run-getter for the Green Army in Tests.

Inzi had a long and illustrious career spanning over 16 years and his fine batting was extremely memorable for cricketing fans of the time.