English cricketer and T20 World Cup champion Alexander Daniel Hales on Friday announced his retirement through his official social media handle. He wrote, “Just a note to announce that I have decided to retire from international cricket”. The right-handed opening batter made his ODI debut against India in August 2014 and made his Test cricket debut against South Africa in December 2015.
Alex Hales played his last Test match on 11-14 August 2016 at The Oval against Pakistan. He has played 11 Tests and has scored 573 runs in 21 innings with a strike rate of 43.84.
He played his last ODI match on 2nd March 2019 at Gros Islet against West Indies. The 34-year-old has played 70 ODI’s and scored 2419 runs in 67 innings with a strike rate of 95.72.
He played his last T20I match on 13th November 2022 at Melbourne against Pakistan. He has played 75 T20s and has scored 2074 runs with a strike rate of 138.35.
Alex Hales Wrote on his Social Media
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Hi guys.
Just a note to announce that I have decided to retire from international cricket.
It has been an absolute privilege to have represented my country on 156 occasions across all three formats.
I’ve made some memories and some friendships to last a lifetime and I feel that now is the right time to move on.
Throughout my time in an England shirt I’ve experienced some of the highest highs as well as some of the lowest lows. It’s been an incredible journey and I feel very content that my last game for England was winning a World Cup final.
Throughout the ups and downs I’ve always felt a huge amount of support from my friends, family and undoubtedly the best fans in world cricket.
I look forward to continuing to play for Notts and experiencing more franchise cricket around the world.