2019 World Cup: Players who could be playing their Last World Cup

The World Cup, the biggest and the most anticipated tournament in the game of cricket. It becomes more exciting and equally important for the teams participating because it takes place once every four years. It is great to see the teams competing against each other in mouth-watering contests in order to clinch that coveted title.

The last World Cup was held in 2015 in Australia and New Zealand. It was won by Australia after defeating New Zealand in the finals. Now the time has come to get ready for the next World Cup which is scheduled to take place in 2019 in England. The teams have already started preparing for the World Cup and each one is hoping to make a lasting impact in the tournament. Each team would like to win the World Cup and show the world the quality of cricket they have played and also show that they have the ability to play even better cricket in the future.

The World Cup holds a very important place in a life of a cricketer. Every player hopes of ending his cricketing career with a World Cup under his belt. Sachin Tendulkar played five World Cups. He was finally able to win it in 2011 and that too on his home ground. So you can see that a player like Tendulkar also had to wait for four World Cups to be able to finally win and that too in his last World Cup.

Here we will have a look at the players who will probably be playing their last World Cup in 2019.

#1 MS Dhoni (India)

MS Dhoni

It is very hard to find a person who is unaware of this name or what he has done for India in the past. MS Dhoni is arguably the greatest finisher to have played the game of cricket. His numerous contributions for the team are and will continue to be remembered by everybody.

He had a genius mind which helped him to read the situation of the game better than anyone. His calmness and cool approach to the game has been his greatest quality. Though age is just a number, it seems that the 2019 World Cup is going to be the last World Cup for this great player.

#2 Chris Gayle (West Indies)

Chris Gayle

Another player which has etched his name in the memory of cricket fans with his flamboyant and aggressive batting. Chris Gayle is still considered to be the greatest nightmare for any bowler in the world. He possesses the ability to destroy any bowling attack all by himself.

He has a key role to play in transforming the batting style. In his entire career, he has never changed his style of play and that has been his greatest strength. This tall batsman from West Indies is among the few players who can entertain the audience with his ability to hit fours and sixes at will. He is already 38 and World Cup 2019 could prove to be his last for West Indies.

#3 Shoaib Malik (Pakistan)

Shoaib Malik

Shoaib Malik has been one of the greatest cricketers to have played for Pakistan. He is a veteran of 261 ODI matches. He is a player who has the ability to play long and win matches for his country. He has played many match winning knocks for Pakistan during his career which has spanned for almost two decades.

He is going to play a key role for Pakistan in the World Cup next year because his experience will come in handy for his team. Pakistan would like to win this World Cup for him, as it will likely be his last.

#4 Lasith Malinga (Sri Lanka)

Lasith Malinga

Lasith Malinga, a bowler known for his unorthodox and unusual slinging bowling action. It is hard to find a bowler who could execute those toe-crushing yorkers to perfection. He is probably regarded as one of the best death bowlers because it was very difficult to play out those yorkers and slower balls.

He has been one of the greatest bowlers for Sri Lanka in the past. He is already 34 and way beyond his prime. He hasn't been in the greatest of forms lately and it seems like the World cup 2019 could prove to be his last for Sri Lanka.