India, Feb. 24 -- Former Australia captain Ian Chappell, on Sunday, drew curtains on his five-decade-old journalistic career, having written his final column in ESPNcricinfo on February 23, 2025. He reckoned it was the right time to move away from his second innings and "put down the pen and pack away the computer", saying that retirement from his writing career was as emotional as stepping away from cricket.

"I've been writing for over 50 years, but the time has come and this will be my last column. Retirement from journalism is similar to cricket - I knew the time was right," said the former top-order batter, who played 75 Tests, scoring 5,345 runs.

"In my playing days I asked former Australia captain Richie Benaud if retirement was a...