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‘No one wants to be the washed-up ex-cricketer sitting at the bar getting pissed talking of the good old days’: A narrative analysis of retirement as experienced by male professional cricketers in England

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International Review for the Sociology of Sport

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Abstract

International Review for the Sociology of Sport, Volume 61, Issue 2, Page 392-415, March 2026.
In spite of current literature illuminating the challenges professional athletes encounter when transitioning into new careers, very little research has focused on the experiences of professional cricketers. To rectify this situation, this study explores ...