Indian leg-spinner Rahul Sharma on Sunday announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. Rahul announces retirement from all forms of cricket
“Today the day has come, I Rahul Sharma hereby announce my retirement from international and first class cricket” said the 35-year old in a statement. Rahul announces retirement from all forms of cricket
Sharma has represented India in four ODIs and two T20Is. “It’s fortunate & lucky to have shared the dressing room with the likes of Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Virendra Sehwag and MS Dhoni” he added.
Sharma made his Indian Premier League debut with Deccan Chargers (now Sunrisers Hyderabad) in 2010, then represented the now defunct Pune Warriors in 2013 before moving on to play for Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) in 2014. He played a total of 44 matches in the IPL with 40 wickets towards his name.
Indian leg-spinner Rahul Sharma has retired from first-class and international cricket in a recent development, The leg-spinner first grabbed the limelight when he dismissed Sachin Tendulkar in an IPL game in 2011. His bowling style was often compared to and he subsequently earned a spot in the Indian team. He played four ODIs for India taking six wickets while he has bagged three wickets from two T20Is. Rahul also had a decent IPL career taking 40 wickets from 44 matches. He announced his retirement through a official statement.
“Today the day has come, I Rahul Sharma hereby announce my retirement from international and first class cricket” Rahul Sharma said in a statement
“It’s fortunate & lucky to have shared the dressing room with the likes of Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Virendra Sehwag and MS Dhoni” he added.
Rahul will now play in the Road Safety World Series under the leadership of Sachin Tendulkar. He will share the dressing room with former cricketers in the tournament. Rahul also revealed how he was offered a chance to play in the Road Safety World Series. “I had been depressed for years after picking up multiple injuries at crucial junctures of my career. I trained and worked on my rehab at the National Cricket Academy. But chances never arrived easily. Tendulkar remembered how badly I wanted to play competitive cricket again and offered me this chance to play in the Road Safety World Series. I have decided to start my second innings with this league,” he explained
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Sharma could still be available for franchise-based exhibition tournaments. “Now I’am ready for my new innings. Looking forward for second innings as a player and for the World’s league.
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