Cricket is a tough game. It requires determination, devotion, and tireless practice. Indian batsman Virat Kohli once said you get bored with your fitness work and have to do the same thing on a daily basis.
In international cricket, scoring runs is not the only thing. At a difficult time, when a cricketer is out of form he should have the temperament to come back in the team with outstanding performances. Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly did it, Virender Sehwag after his nightmarish debut he was dropped. But in his Test debut match against South Africa, he made hundred in his comeback match.
The motivation and courage are part and parcel of the game, one athlete should have a temperament to endure struggling period. But English cricketers are different, they often bid cricket goodbye because after some good performances they can’t cope up with bad performance, as ECB selectors turn their and look towards young cricketers.
Here are five English cricketers who took a break from cricket even before their career peaked.