David Willey is a prominent England cricketer who plays for the England team having made his international debut in the year 2015 against Ireland in Dublin and has played a total of 70 ODIs and 43 T20Is having scalped 94 wickets in ODI and 51 wickets in T20Is respectively. The left handed batsman has also smashed 627 runs in his ODI career at an average of 26.12 with two half centuries.
On the path of disgraceful retirement
On Wednesday, David Willey announced his retirement from international cricket after the conclusion of the ongoing 2023 World Cup. Though, there stands a specific reason for his sudden retirement which he revealed along with the announcement. His decision to retire certainly follows the England and Wales Cricket Board’s mandate to not offer Willey a proper central contract for the 2023-2024 cycle. He also asserted that this contract snub by the ECB was rather a “final nail in coffin” on his decision to retire at the age of 33 which was made a lot more easier.
What Willey has to say about the snub?
Remarking his displeasure over the ECB’s decision, Willey remarked “I was upset, angry and disappointed. But I respect their vision, and you don’t have to agree with them.” He further added “I don’t have to necessarily agree with them. But you know, there are decisions that are made and I have to respect them and I make decisions based on how I feel around them.”
Before revealing the main reason, Willey cleared the doubt that the dismal performance by the England team in the ongoing tournament certainly couldn’t be judged as one of the reasons for his retirement. 2019 World Cup champions, England is now out of the ongoing World Cup campaign, becoming the first team to get dismissed from the marquee event.
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