John Hastings

Question: Cricketer John Hastings recently announced retirement from all forms of cricket recently. He belonged to the country-
(a) Australia
(b) Britain
(c) Newzeland
(d) West indies
Answer: (a)
Related facts:

  • Australia all-rounder John Hastings announced retirement from all forms of cricket due to a lung disease. He has already retired from ODI and Test cricket last year but continued to play T20 cricket.
  • He is a right-arm medium-fast bowler has taken 50 wickets in 39 international matches. He has made 369 International runs in 29 ODIs, nine T20Is and one Test match combined.


  • In an 11-year-long cricket career, Hastings played for Victoria and Melbourne Stars at home and Durham in English county. In the Indian Premier League, he represented Chennai Super Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders and Kochi Tuskers Kerala. He also featured in the Pakistan Super League.

Links:
https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/australias-john-hastings-retires-from-international-cricket-due-to-lung-disease-1947144