Ireland’s star all-round cricketer Kevin O’Brien announced retirement from international cricket on Tuesday.
O’Brien took to Twitter and made the announcement.
“Today I announce my retirement from international cricket after 16 years and 389 caps for my country. I had hoped to finish my career at the T20 World Cup in Australia but having not been picked for the Irish squad since last year’s World Cup, I feel that the selectors and management are looking elsewhere,” Kevin wrote in the Twitter post.
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— Kevin O’Brien (@KevinOBrien113) August 16, 2022
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O’Brien represented Ireland in three Tests, 153 ODIs and 110 T20Is, scoring 5850 runs and scalping 172 wickets during his career.
O’Brien first rose to world-wide fame in the 2011 ICC World Cup when he hit a match winning 113 runs off just 63 balls against England. His century was then the then-fastest World Cup hundred.