It is suggested that Willey’s decision to retire came following the ECB's decision not to offer him a central contract for the 2023-24 cycle. Willey in his three appearances in the World Cup has taken five wickets with three wickets (KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, and Suryakumar Yadav) coming in a match against India and has also added 42 runs batting down the order.