The first day of the rest of their lives

In the latest instalment of The first day of the rest of their lives, former India wicketkeeper Saba Karim speaks about the eye problem that led to his retirement just months after his Test debut

Latest in our series First Day of the Rest of Their Lives is the tale of the injury-riddled Damien Fleming who made a seamless switch from playing to coaching

Sadagoppan Ramesh talks about walking away from the game, prioritising his daughter, acting in movies and opening a karaoke studio in Chennai among other things

In mid-2001, Australia spinner dyed his hair blue, met his future wife. Six months later, he was a former cricketer

In a chat with Cricbuzz, S Badrinath talks about exploring the world outside cricket that's still a bit strange to him, while also rediscovering some of life's simple pleasures

Mark Butcher opens up about his not-so-tough retirement call, how it in-turn fulfilled a long-term ambition and how broadcast still gives him his fix of cricket

Next in our new series - First day of the rest of their lives - is former India wicketkeeper Kiran More, who prioritised his young daughters when he felt his time in the game was up

In a freewheeling chat, the former England wicketkeeper talks about how painting has helped to keep himself busy after retiring from the game

In a chat with Cricbuzz, Greg Blewett recalls how he got himself over his disgruntled retirement

First in our new series - First day of the rest of their lives - is Phillip DeFreitas who after a 20-year career fell out of love with the game