Stuart Broad, the England fast bowler, has announced his retirement from professional cricket.

Broad, 37, is England's second-highest wicket-taker in Test cricket, with 602 scalps. He is also a two-time Ashes winner and a World Cup winner.

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Broad said that he wanted to finish his career at the top and that he felt the Ashes was the right time to retire.

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Career Highlights:

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Taking seven-wicket hauls twice at the Lord's.

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Career Highlights:

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Picking up a five-wicket haul once in ODIs - 5-23 against South Africa in 2008.

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Former England captain Michael Vaughan said that Broad was "one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time".

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Broad is a surefire Hall of Famer and his record of 602 Test wickets will stand for many years to come.

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Stuart Broad is a true legend of English cricket. He will be missed in Test cricket, but his legacy will live on for many years to come.

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Stuart Broad, the England fast bowler, has announced his retirement from professional cricket.

Stuart Broad, the England fast bowler, has announced his retirement from professional cricket.

Broad, 37, is England's second-highest wicket-taker in Test cricket, with 602 scalps. He is also a two-time Ashes winner and a World Cup winner.

Broad, 37, is England's second-highest wicket-taker in Test cricket, with 602 scalps. He is also a two-time Ashes winner and a World Cup winner.

Broad said that he wanted to finish his career at the top and that he felt the Ashes was the right time to retire.

Broad said that he wanted to finish his career at the top and that he felt the Ashes was the right time to retire.

Career Highlights:

Career Highlights:

Taking 8 for 15 in the 2015 Ashes Test at Nottingham, his career-best figures in an innings.

Taking 8 for 15 in the 2015 Ashes Test at Nottingham, his career-best figures in an innings.

Taking seven-wicket hauls twice at the Lord's.

Taking seven-wicket hauls twice at the Lord's.

Career Highlights:

Career Highlights:

Career Highlights:

Career Highlights:

Taking 5 for 37 at the Oval in 2009 to help England win the match by 197 runs.

Taking 5 for 37 at the Oval in 2009 to help England win the match by 197 runs.

Picking up a five-wicket haul once in ODIs - 5-23 against South Africa in 2008.

Picking up a five-wicket haul once in ODIs - 5-23 against South Africa in 2008.

Career Highlights:

Career Highlights:

Former England captain Michael Vaughan said that Broad was "one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time".

Former England captain Michael Vaughan said that Broad was "one of the greatest fast bowlers of all time".

Broad is a surefire Hall of Famer and his record of 602 Test wickets will stand for many years to come.

Broad is a surefire Hall of Famer and his record of 602 Test wickets will stand for many years to come.

Stuart Broad is a true legend of English cricket. He will be missed in Test cricket, but his legacy will live on for many years to come.

Stuart Broad is a true legend of English cricket. He will be missed in Test cricket, but his legacy will live on for many years to come.

Thanks For Watching

Thanks For Watching

By - Shubhankar Das

By - Shubhankar Das