India leg-spinner Rahul Sharma on Sunday announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. Rahul took to his official Twitter handle to share the news of his retirement.
From 2011 to 2012, Rahul has represented India across four One-Day Internationals and two T20Is, in which he picked six and three wickets, respectively. He also played in the IPL from 2010 to 2015, where he competed in multiple teams, including Deccan Chargers, Pune Warriors India, Delhi Daredevils, and Chennai Super Kings.
As far as his first-class career is concerned, Rahul played 21 matches and scalped a total of 39 wickets at an average of 51.58.
Rahul wrote in an emotional post that the day has arrived for him to hang up boots from international as well as first-class cricket. He further expressed his gratitude to the BCCI and the Indian Premier League (IPL) for giving him the opportunity to play at the highest level.
He further expressed his thankfulness on having shared the dressing room with the likes of Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, Virender Sehwag, MS Dhoni, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli. He also paid a heartfelt tribute to ‘Master Blaster’ Sachin Tendulkar, calling him an ‘inspiration’ and an ‘idol’ to his cricketing journey.
Thanks to all for ur love and support throughout my journey 😊❤️🇮🇳 @BCCI @BCCIdomestic @IPL #retirement pic.twitter.com/anqBGUSwoa
— Rahul Sharma (@ImRahulSharma3) August 28, 2022
