5 great players who retired at the right time

Shane Warne

Shane Warne

A leg-spinner par excellence, perhaps the greatest of all time, Shane Warne had a long history of problems to deal with (several off-field) during his playing days for Australia. However, it did not deter him from excelling on the field, his wily, loopy leg breaks bamboozling batsmen for years.

He was on song after his one year ban in 2003, and was bowling exceptionally well in 2006, 14 years after his first match. But, after reclaiming the urn that year, and at 37, Warne decided that his time was up.

The first cricketer to take 700 Test wickets, Warne decided to hang up his boots, giving youngsters a push as Australia aimed to change their Test setup after the end of its golden era.