Veteran batter Saurabh Tiwary has introduced his retirement from all types of skilled cricket. The 34-year-old will play his farewell recreation in Jharkhand’s season finale in opposition to Rajasthan within the ongoing 2023-24 Ranji Trophy.
With a lone win and solely 10 factors in six video games, the aspect isn’t within the reckoning for qualification for the knockouts. Tiwary has been in first rate kind this season, scoring 158 runs in 4 matches at a median of 39.50 with a century.
The southpaw debuted for Jharkhand at solely 18 in 2006 and has gone on to play 115 first-class, 116 Listing-A, and 181 T20 video games in his home profession.
On the press convention right this moment, Tiwary introduced his strolling away from the game by saying:
“It’s a little tough to bid farewell to this journey that I had started before my schooling. “However I am additionally certain that that is the proper time for this. I really feel that for those who’re not within the nationwide group and IPL, it is higher to vacate a spot within the state aspect for a teenager. Children are getting a variety of possibilities in our Check group so I am making this resolution.”
He added:
“It’s not like I’ve decided this only on the basis of my performances. You can see my record in Ranji and in the last domestic season. It’s always asked what I’m going to do next and for now I only know that cricket is the only thing I know so I’m going to be connected to the game. I got an offer from politics too but I haven’t thought about that.”
In an unimaginable first-class profession, Tiwary has amassed over 8,000 runs at a median of 47.51 with 22 centuries. His Listing-A numbers are not any much less spectacular, with over 4,000 runs at a median of 46.55 and a strike fee of 83.41.
The batter was a significant cog within the Indian aspect that gained the 2008 Under-19 World Cup in Malaysia.
A have a look at Saurabh Tiwary’s numbers within the IPL and Worldwide cricket
Saurabh Tiwary additionally loved his moments within the sunshine within the IPL and performed just a few ODIs for Group India throughout his cricketing profession.
The 34-year-old was a part of the Mumbai Indians (MI) setup from the inaugural version of the IPL in 2008 until 2010. After restricted appearances within the first two seasons, Tiwary broke via in 2010, scoring 419 runs at a strike fee of 135.59 within the franchise’s run to the ultimate.
The Bihar-born batter moved to play for the Royal Challengers Bangalore from 2011 to 2013 and the Delhi Capitals in 2014 and 2015. It was adopted by a lone season with the Rising Pune Supergiants in 2016 earlier than returning to MI for 2 separate stints in 2017 to 2018 and 2020 to 2021.
Nevertheless, Tiwary was inconsistent after the 2010 season earlier than a closing bang in 2021, averaging 57.50 in 5 outings.
Total, the southpaw performed in 93 IPL video games and scored 1,494 runs at a median of 28.73 and a strike fee of 120.10.
Tiwary debuted for India in 2010 and performed three ODIs, all in the identical 12 months, scoring 49 runs with out ever being dismissed.
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