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'Anderson ke jagah yeh nikal gaya' - Fans react as Stuart Broad announces his retirement, will bid farewell after Ashes 2023

England legendary pacer Stuart Broad announced his retirement from the game. Here's how fans reacted to the major update.

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Stuart Board announced his retirement from Test Cricket on Saturday, July 29, after the end of Day 3’s play in the final Ashes 2023 Test at the Oval, London. This ends Broad’s glorious 17-year career. “The England & Wales Cricket Board would like to thank Stuart for his incredible dedication and contribution to English Cricket and we wish him well for the remainder of his final Test match and the future,” the ECB wrote in a statement, thanking Broad.

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Stuart Broad made his international debut for England under Michael Vaughan’s captaincy in an ODI against Pakistan in Bristol. He recently became the second pacer after James Anderson to pick up 600 Test wickets, upon the glorious achievement, Vaughan exclaimed, “What an effort from Broad, I was his captain that gave him his first Test cap in Sri Lanka and now 16 years later he's got to 600.”

Stuart Broad has scalped 20 wickets in Ashes 2023

The 37-year-old has featured in 167 Tests, 121 ODIs, and 56 T20Is for England in his career picking up a cumulative 845 wickets in them. With 20 wickets to his name in the ongoing Ashes 2023, he is the second-highest wicket-taker in the series so far which includes a four-wicket haul.

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"It's been a wonderful ride, a huge privilege to wear the Nottinghamshire and the England badge as much as I have. And, I'm loving cricket as much as I ever have. It's been such a wonderful series to be a part of, and I've always wanted to finish at the top. And this series just feels like it's been one of the most enjoyable and entertaining I've been a part of," Broad told Sky Sports.

"I told Stokesy last night and told the changing room this morning and to be honest, it just felt the right time and I didn't want friends or Nottinghamshire teammates to see things that might come out, so I prefer to just say it now, and just give it a good crack for the last Australia innings. I have thought a lot about it, and even up till 8 pm last night, I was 50/50. But when I went up to Stokesy's room and told him, I have felt really happy and content with everything I have achieved," he added.

Here’s how fans reacted:

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