Jonathan Trott retires from international cricket: Twitter reactions

Jonathan Trott retires from international cricket: Twitter reactions

England batsman Jonathan Trott announced his retirement from international cricket on Monday. Trott made the announcement day after the conclusion of the three-Test Wisden Trophy between West Indies and England, which was drawn 1-1.

The South Africa-born batsman, who returned to international cricket after his mid-series departure during Ashes 2013-14, had a poor run during the series, accumulating 72 runs from six innings at an average of 12. 59 of those runs came during the first innings of the second Test at Grenada, while Trott was dismissed for a duck thrice in the series.

The move garnered a lot of reactions on microblogging website Twitter from cricketers and fans alike. Following are some of the most popular tweets on Trott’s retirement:

https://twitter.com/KP24/status/595302016471179264

https://twitter.com/Gilo/status/595316610698715136

https://twitter.com/TheCricketGeek/status/594594550334775296
 

Trott rose to prominence in international cricket with a century on debut during the 2009 Ashes, scoring 119 during the second innings of the fifth and final Test at the Oval. In his eight-year international career, Trott appeared in 52 Tests and 68 One-Day Internationals (ODI) and seven Twenty20 Internationals (T20I). He amassed 3,835 Test and 2,819 ODI runs at averages of 44.08 and 51.25 respectively.