{"id":279,"date":"2010-09-16T08:54:03","date_gmt":"2010-09-16T08:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cricketnirvana.com\/?p=279"},"modified":"2023-02-08T09:12:26","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T09:12:26","slug":"flintoff-calls-time-on-his-cricketing-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cricketnirvana.com\/news\/international\/2010\/september\/news-20100916-268.html","title":{"rendered":"Flintoff calls time on his cricketing career"},"content":{"rendered":"

London:<\/strong> Andrew Flintoff announced on Thursday his retirement from all cricket in a statement released by the player’s management company.<\/p>\n

“It is with both disappointment and sadness that I am today (Thursday) announcing my retirement from all forms of cricket,” former England captain Flintoff said in a statement released by International Sports Management.<\/p>\n

“The decision to end my career came yesterday (Wednesday) after consultation with medical advisers,” added the 32-year-old all-rounder, who quit the Test format after helping England regain the Ashes last year.<\/p>\n

“I was told that the problems I have been trying to overcome in re-hab for the last year following the latest in a series of operations would not recover sufficiently to allow a comeback.<\/p>\n

“Having been told that my body would no longer stand up to the rigours of cricket, I had no alternative but to retire.<\/p>\n

“I would like to thank my family, Lancashire Cricket Club, England, all my sponsors, friends and advisers for all the help and support they have given me throughout my career.<\/p>\n

“Last, but by no means least, I am indebted to the encouragement and support I have always received from England’s magnificent supporters.”<\/p>\n

Flintoff, who has been widely tipped to follow the path of fellow ex-England skippers Michael Atherton, Nasser Hussain and Michael Vaughan by pursuing a media career, added: “I will now be taking a break before deciding which future direction to take.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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