Retiring for good wasn't difficult. I knew at the time it was right. I was no longer capable of achieving the standards I'd set myself and there was no light at the end of the tunnel.

Sir Ian Terence Botham OBE (born 24 November 1955) is a former England Test cricketer and Test team captain and current cricket commentator. While a controversial player both on and off the field at times Botham also held a number of Test cricket records and still holds the record for the highest number of wickets taken by an England bowler. He was a genuine all-rounder with 14 centuries and 383 wickets in Test cricket and remains well-known by his nickname "Beefy".