Sun Sep 08 07:50:48 UTC 2024: – Alastair Cook announced his retirement from international cricket
– He will continue playing for Essex in County cricket
– Cook has played 138 ODIs and 92 T20Is for England
– He scored 6678 runs in Tests with 8 centuries and 28 half-centuries
– Cook also won the 2019 ODI World Cup and the 2022 T20 World Cup
– Cook achieved a rare Test hat-trick against South Africa in 2017 at The Oval
– He considers winning the Test match at The Oval and the T20 series against South Africa in 2022 as special moments in his career.