Alastair Cook Retires: Here's how cricket fraternity reacted on Cook's retirement from International cricket

The former skipper of England Alastair Cook has announced his retirement from international cricket. England’s highest Test run-scorer, who said that there is ‘nothing left in the tank’ after an illustrious 12 year career.

Alastair Cook's greatest series was in Australia in 2010-11, when England won the Ashes away from home for the first time in 24 years where Alastair Cook piled up 766 runs. He retires as the sixth highest run scorer in Test cricket with 12,254 runs with 32 tons and 56 half-centuries to his name.

The Fifth Test against India at the Oval on friday will be his final international match that brings down the curtain on a career of epic determination, longevity and force of character.

Here's how twitter reacts:

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