In 2025, several prominent cricketers retired from international formats. Indian stalwarts Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma announced their retirements from Test cricket in May. New Zealand's Martin Guptill retired from all formats in January, concluding his career as his country's top T20I scorer. Indian pacer Varun Aaron also retired from representative cricket in January, having represented India in Tests and ODIs between 2011 and 2015.