5 Cricket Stars Eyeing Retirement After Next T20 World Cup

• Adil Rashid, 38 by T20 WC 2026, may retire from T20s due to fitness/form, having focused on white-ball cricket since 2019.
• Marcus Stoinis, 36 after T20 WC 2026, already retired from ODIs to focus on T20s, now might leave this format too.
• Kusal Perera's inconsistent form could lead to retirement if his T20 WC 2026 performance doesn't improve.
• Johnson Charles (35) faces an uncertain international future due to poor form and selectors' waning faith, potentially ending his career after T20 WC 2026.
• Jasprit Bumrah (32) might retire from T20s for workload management, prioritizing Tests/ODIs given his injury history.

Why It Matters: Five prominent cricketers may bid farewell to T20 internationals after the upcoming World Cup.