Dashing WI batsman Chris Gayle will retire from international-cricket after the home ODI and Test-series against India scheduled in August-September, revising his earlier plan to call it quits after the ongoing World Cup. Among the high profile players in the last two decades, Gayle will follow the in footsteps of Steve Waugh(2004) and Jacques Kallis(2013), who announced their international retirement after playing against India.

Former world number one Serena Williams retired from her third-round match at Indian Wells while trailing 6-3, 1-0 against Garbine Muguruza. Serena, who has twice won the title at Indian Wells in the past, later said, "Before the match, I did not feel great and then it just got worse with every second, extreme dizziness and extreme fatigue."

After announcing that she won't contest the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, Union Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj said, "I am not retiring from politics." She added, "It is just that I am not contesting the next Lok Sabha election due to my health issues." Swaraj is an MP from Madhya Pradesh's Vidisha.