Alex Hales, a brilliant batter from England has made the announcement on the social network, that he is retiring from all formats of the game. He mentioned in his note that he feels proud that the last game he represented England was a World Cup-winning final. He mentioned that there were several highs and lows in his journey, and he made some great memories and friendships. He thanked his family and the fans who have always supported him through the journey. At the end of the notes, he mentioned that he is looking forward to continuing playing franchise-level Cricket.
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A glimpse of the contribution Alex Hales made to the English Cricket
Alex Hales represented England in 156 international matches. That is certainly a dream for many players who are playing domestic cricket currently. He made a decent contribution for England across all 3 formats.
ODI
- Matches – 70
- Runs Scored – 2419
- Batting average – 37.79
- 100s/50s – 06/14
- Top Score – 171
Test
- Matches – 11
- Runs Scored – 573
- Batting average – 27.28
- 100s/50s – 0/5
- Top Score – 94
T20I
- Matches – 75
- Runs Scored – 2074
- Batting average – 30.95
- 100s/50s – 1/12
- Top Score – 116*
Hales didn’t have a good Test career. But there is no doubt that he was a good T20 and ODI Cricketer. The most special achievement for him is certainly winning the 2022 T20 World Cup. That has marked his name in the World Cup-winning team forever.
Alex Hales made their Test debut on 26 December 2015. However, his test career lasted only for a period of 8 months. But in those 8 months, he managed to play 11 Test matches. Due to low batting average in Test, he never represented England again, but he was certainly a regular member of the T20I and ODI squad for a period of time.
