In 2021, the cricket community mourned the loss of numerous legendary players worldwide, including Ray Illingworth, Yashpal Sharma, and Alan Davidson. Their legacies, contributions, and love for the game continue to inspire future generations of cricketers.
List of Cricket players who died in 2021:
| Player Name | Country | Date of Death |
|---|---|---|
| Illingworth, R | England | Dec 25, 2021 |
| Whelan, E | England | Dec 3, 2021 |
| Bhatt, JD | India | Nov 27, 2021 |
| Robinson, MC | England | Nov 8, 2021 |
| Igglesden, AP | England | Nov 1, 2021 |
| Philpott, PI | Australia | Oct 31, 2021 |
| Davidson, AK | Australia | Oct 30, 2021 |
| Ammar Mahmood | Pakistan | Oct 29, 2021 |
| Mallett, AA | Australia | Oct 29, 2021 |
| Fernando, UA | Sri Lanka | Oct 26, 2021 |
| Goodall, FR | New Zealand | Oct 18, 2021 |
| Warnapura, B | Sri Lanka | Oct 18, 2021 |
| Barot, AA | India | Oct 15, 2021 |
| Johnson, IN | England | Oct 4, 2021 |
| Anderson, DT | Australia | Sep 29, 2021 |
| Lodhgar, MY | India | Sep 17, 2021 |
| Nadir Shah | Bangladesh | Sep 10, 2021 |
| Marisa, N | England | Sep 7, 2021 |
| Arnold, AP | New Zealand | Sep 6, 2021 |
| Chandorkar, RR | India | Sep 5, 2021 |
| Watkins, JC | South Africa | Sep 3, 2021 |
| Harkness, DP | England | Sep 2, 2021 |
| Stevens, GC | South Africa | Sep 1, 2021 |
| Paranjape, VJ | India | Aug 30, 2021 |
| Dexter, ER | England | Aug 25, 2021 |
| Cherian, I | India | Aug 24, 2021 |
| Thomson, NI | England | Aug 1, 2021 |
| Brancker, RC | West Indies | Jul 27, 2021 |
| Hendrick, M | England | Jul 27, 2021 |
| Api Leka | P.N.G. | Jul 16, 2021 |
| Thakur, D | Namibia | Jul 14, 2021 |
| Yashpal Sharma | India | Jul 13, 2021 |
| Borde, RG | India | Jul 8, 2021 |
| Schonegevel, DJ | South Africa | Jul 6, 2021 |
| Brouwers, NG | South Africa | Jul 3, 2021 |
| Pande, V | India | Jun 29, 2021 |
| Flaws, T | New Zealand | Jun 24, 2021 |
| Vijayakrishna, B | India | Jun 17, 2021 |
| Mohapatra, PR | India | May 18, 2021 |
| Jadeja, RR | India | May 16, 2021 |
| Yadav, V | India | May 5, 2021 |
| Rungta, KM | India | May 1, 2021 |
| Yadav, AD | India | Apr 24, 2021 |
| Ramesh, MV | Singapore | Apr 14, 2021 |
| Irani, MD | India | Apr 3, 2021 |
| Davey, John R | Australia | Mar 26, 2021 |
| Benjamin, JE | England | Mar 8, 2021 |
| Selwood, T | England | Feb 10, 2021 |
| Moseley, EA | West Indies | Feb 6, 2021 |
| Taylor, BR | New Zealand | Feb 6, 2021 |
| Gannon, JB | Australia | Feb 5, 2021 |
| Moore, ER | Ireland | Feb 5, 2021 |
| Said Shah | Pakistan | Feb 5, 2021 |
| Buckingham, AD | England | Feb 4, 2021 |
| Ramachandran, RT | India | Feb 4, 2021 |
| Torrens, R | Ireland | Jan 23, 2021 |
| Bowden, DW | New Zealand | Jan 21, 2021 |
| Shuttleworth, GM | England | Jan 21, 2021 |
| Raeesuddin | Pakistan | Jan 20, 2021 |
| Bhamjee, A | South Africa | Jan 18, 2021 |
| Stuger, WB | U.S.A. | Jan 18, 2021 |
| Ward, JT | New Zealand | Jan 12, 2021 |
| McDonald, CC | Australia | Jan 11, 2021 |
| Tahir Mughal | Pakistan | Jan 10, 2021 |
| Latty-Scott, V | West Indies | Jan 9, 2021 |
| Smith, DV | England | Jan 9, 2021 |
| McKnight, SG | New Zealand | Jan 8, 2021 |
| Burgess, AT | New Zealand | Jan 6, 2021 |
| Lihou, J | Australia | Jan 6, 2021 |