The year 2025 is proving to be a year of farewell of big stars of cricket. More than one big players have said goodbye to international cricket this year. Players like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Ravichandran Ashwin, Steven Smith and Mitchell Starc have said goodbye to some format. Now in the past, the biggest theme of discussion in cricket was the Asia Cup and India’s victory in it. But amid the celebration of this victory, another legend of cricket has announced his retirement. Chris Woakes, the finest fast bowler and star of England cricket, has given the message of his retirement to the fans and the cricket board on September 29 through social media.
Vox did not get a chance in Ashes
Chris Woakes suffered a shoulder injury during the Oval Test match against India last month. In this match against India, he also came to bat for his team with an injury. However, England could not win that match. He went to the rehab after the injury. During this time, the team was also announced for the Ashes. Vox was not selected in the team. ECB managing director Robert Ki admitted that Vox is not even included in his Future Plan.
Chris Woakes’ Career
Vox made international cricket in January 2011 for a tour of Australia’s Limited Overs in England. He got a chance in both T20 and ODI series during this tour. Two years later, he made his debut in Test cricket. Which was also the last Test match of 2013 Ashes. Vox took 192 wickets in 62 Tests, with 11 wickets for 102 runs against Pakistan at Lord’s. Vox was also part of the England team that won the 50 -over World Cup under the captaincy of Oyon Morgan in 2019. He also played an important role for the team in that victory. Apart from this, he also won the T20 World Cup in 2022 with the England team.