This gets posted by every publication every event so I might as well say it since I’ll get ragebaited eventually. The only true detractor to a player’s skill is their work ethic & passion in what they do. Not because they’re closing in on 30. Deft is just coming back from the military and I’m confident will be one of the best ADs because he dedicates his life to the game. Core, Faker, Rookie & Dhokla are top 4 on this list and possibly every future list we get it. They’ll all go through ruts throughout a year like any player, and will climb out of it because of the time spent at improving, understanding the meta better or their own role on the team. For some players their interests will change, life forces them to change their priorities, they could have wrist issues or some will genuinely burn out. We need to stop this obsession with their age and this collective retirement-watch that inevitably impacts the player and how they’re perceived.