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Sir Alastair Cook has confirmed his retirement from professional cricket Former England captain Sir Alastair Cook has brought the curtain down on his record-breaking cricket career, saying: ‘It is the right time for this part of my life to come to an end.’ The left-handed opener’s 12,472 Test runs is the most by any English batter, placing him fifth in the all-time list, but after retiring from international duty in 2018, he carried on playing for Essex.
’ Essex head coach Anthony McGrath had hoped ‘we’ll see him for a bit longer’ as speculation swirled about Cook’s future after the Chelmsford club finished runners-up to Surrey in the championship. But Cook’s decision to retire ends a remarkable career which began in 2003, impressing enough early on to earn the first of 161 Test caps three years later against India in Nagpur, making a ton on debut.
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