Warwickshire all-rounder Keith Barker has opted to end playing the professional game. He took part in 17 seasons. He steps away at this point. Fellow player Chris Cooke also declared his exit from professional cricket. Together, the two players played 750 games altogether in their spells. The cricket world honoured both players after they retired.

A number of news outlets carried this update. Cricinfo, BBC, Yahoo News Australia, and sekbernews.id all covered the stories on Barker and Cooke. Barker quits professional cricket after 17 seasons in the sport.