assalamoalikum 
confirmations and new prospects to retire>>>>>>>>>>>>>>..
pakistan: saeed anwar is not retiring he has made that clear he said that after being dropped from the national side for the tour of south africa he felt down and out and as his daughter bismah had also died so suddenly he thought about hanging his boots up but his family members and friends urged him to carry on as he was still preforming at the top level and saeed admitted that after the wc he would manage his performance every 6 months and see it from there.
wasim and rashid latif are definetely retiring they have made it officially clear. wasim also suffers from diabeties and rashid from a persisitent neck/shoulder injury and they both feel adamant that they have served their country to the best of their ability.
waqar and inzi don’t be daft they aren’t retiring at all who told you this the commentators what do they know about performaing they are has-beens they real athlete is the cricketer on the pitch and he decides when its time. inzi has made it clear that he intends to carry on and waqar who will be 32 in a few months has a few years left in him yet. (even sky have his age wrong he ain’t 32 yet and they say he’s 33)
england: alec stewart no he isn’t retiring yet he said that he would carry on for 2 more years at international level before the team left for their tour down under. yes this is his last wc but not the end of his international career, try finding a better keeper than him in the country at the moment none zilch he is the best at the moment
sri lanka: aravinda yes he is retiring he has a big business in sri lanks and wants to concentrate on it and he also feels he has done enough at the top level rightly so look at his record it speaks for the legend. muralitharan no he isn’t retiring yet he said he would carry on for 2 more years then retire from odi’s and prolong his test career.
zimbabwe: olonga well he has been expelled by his club side for protesting against human rights violation in zimb and no domestic cricket means no international cricket lets just say it will be tough for him to get back into the side zimbabwe have a upcoming pace attack and olonga won’t be required in a few months time, so probabaly yes the end for him andy flower the legend will retire yes and he has signed for a aussie state side and gloustershire i believe to play domestic cricket in the upcoming season.
aussies: mcgrath this is a big speculation but it hasn’t been confirmed yet, warne yes he said he would retire from odi’s after the wc to prolong his test career he’ll be back in no time he is a living legend and he won’t let anyone take his place permanently so bradley and mcgill have a short spell coming up for them
india: srinath don’t know he’ll carry on i believe he is still india’s top odi wicket taker and has performed very well so far in the wc he’ll stick around rest assured, kumble possibility.
bangla: akram khan yes and mashud said he would in a press statement.
**south africa: rhodes yes he confirmed it befoe the wc, he will play county cricket in england after the wc, donald he is hanging by a thread in that south african side, so don’t know…
i have also heard that holland’s roland lefbvre is retiring to concentrate on the cricket academies he runs in holland and he is president so he can’t do both.
also west indies legend carl hooper has said that he was considering retirement but said factors in the future might change his decision.
englands andrew caddick said he would retire after the summer tests if they take place against south africa and zimbabwe
Check out the reception he got when he went out to bat against England in karachi and against Newzealand in Lahore.
