14 out of 15 players of India's World Cup 2011 team have retired, one Army is still standing proudly.
Team India's leg-spinner Piyush Chawla has announced his retirement today Saturday, June 7. With Chawla's retirement, now 14 out of 15 players from India's World Cup 2011 winning squad have retired.
Piyush Chawla, who has played for Team India, has announced his retirement from all formats of cricket. 36-year-old Piyush Chawla has won two World Cups with Team India.
In 2007, he was part of the T20 World Cup winning team under Dhoni's captaincy. Then in 2011 too, he was part of the World Cup winning team. Apart from this, he has also won the IPL title with Kolkata Knight Riders. He was last seen playing for Team India in 2012.
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He has shared this information on Instagram. In this post, he has specially thanked BCCI and UPCA. Apart from this, he has remembered the special moments of his career. During IPL, he has played for CSK, Mumbai Indians, Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders. He wrote, "I end this innings with gratitude. I announce my retirement from all formats of cricket. I will be grateful for all your support in this beautiful journey."
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Now there is only one player who is playing international cricket. That player is none other than Virat Kohli. However, Kohli has also said goodbye to the Test format after T20. Kohli retired from red ball cricket last month, but he will continue to play his favorite format ODI. Let's take a look at what the players of the 2011 World Cup winning squad are doing now!
Virender Sehwag.
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Virender Sehwag, popularly known as the Nawab of Najafgarh, last played for India in 2013. Now he is a popular Hindi commentator and sports media expert.
Sachin Tendulkar.
Sachin Tendulkar, known as the God of Cricket, is seen playing in tournaments like the Legends League. He recently played in the International Masters League 2025, where India emerged as the Masters champion.
Gautam Gambhir is enjoying coaching after retirement. After making Kolkata Knight Riders champion in 2024 as a mentor, he remains the head coach of Team India. Under his leadership, India also won the Champions Trophy 2025 title.
Virat Kohli.
Virat Kohli is the only active player of the 2011 World Cup winning team. Recently he has won the first title in IPL. Kohli has retired from T20 and Test, now he will play only ODI cricket.
MS Dhoni.
MS Dhoni, who will turn 44 in July, played his last international match in the form of the 2019 World Cup semi-final, after which he announced his retirement in August 2020. However, he definitely entertains the fans in the IPL every year.
Yuvraj Singh.
Yuvraj Singh retired from international cricket in 2019 but has since been playing in foreign T20 leagues like GT20 Canada. He is also a mentor to young cricketers including Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma.
Suresh Raina.
Suresh Raina works as a Hindi commentator for IPL 2025. He announced his retirement from all forms of cricket in September 2022.
Harbhajan Singh.
Harbhajan Singh, like Suresh Raina, is also pursuing a career in commentary after retirement. He is also seen doing match analysis in big tournaments like IPL World Cup.
Zaheer Khan.
After retirement, Zaheer Khan did not stay away from cricket for long. First he served as a coach for Mumbai Indians, now he is the mentor of Lucknow Super Giants in IPL.
Munaf Patel.
Currently the bowling coach of Delhi Capitals in IPL, Munaf Patel recently played for India Legends in the International Masters League in Raipur.
Sreesanth.
Sreesanth now works as a cricket expert, sharing his insights on teams and players during IPL.
Ashish Nehra.
Ashish Nehra is the head coach of Gujarat Titans in IPL. Under his leadership, the team has also become champion once.
Yusuf Pathan.
Irfan Pathan's elder brother Yusuf Pathan is making a career in politics after retiring from cricket.
R Ashwin.
Ashwin recently announced his retirement amid the Border Gavaskar Trophy. He is very active on his YouTube channel. He was also a part of Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2025.
Piyush Chawla.
Piyush Chawla seems to be enjoying Hindi commentary. He can now make his career in this.
Piyush Chawla, who has played for Team India, has announced his retirement from all formats of cricket. 36-year-old Piyush Chawla has won two World Cups with Team India.
Piyush Chawla started his international career in the year 2006. Shortly after this, he also made his debut in T20 and ODI. Talking about his performance, he has taken 43 wickets by playing 3 Tests, 25 ODIs and 7 T20 matches.
Apart from this, if we talk about his IPL career, he has taken 192 wickets in 192 matches. During this his economy has been 7.96. He was last seen playing for Mumbai Indians in the year 2024.
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