Rumeli Dhar. (Picture by James Knowler/Getty Photographs)
Indian all-rounder Rumeli Dhar has introduced her retirement from all codecs of the sport on the age of 38. Dhar made her debut in opposition to England in 2003 and performed her final worldwide match in opposition to Australia in 2018. She took six wickets within the 2009 T20 World Cup, joint-highest for India within the match. Dhar was essential in guiding India to the 2005 World Cup ultimate in South Africa and will probably be remembered as among the finest fielders in Indian ladies’s cricket.
She featured in 100 worldwide matches for India, together with 4 Take a look at matches. She scored 961 runs in 78 ODIs at a mean of 19.61 and 131 runs in 18 T20Is at a mean of 18.71 and strike fee of 88.51. Notably, she was spectacular within the 4 Take a look at matches, the place she scored 236 runs at a mean of 29.5. The fitting-arm seamer succeeded extra together with her bowling expertise with 76 worldwide wickets in white-ball cricket.
I promise to be related to the game and assist nurture younger abilities: Rumeli Dhar
She took to Instagram to announce her retirement on Wednesday (June 22) afternoon and thanked her household and buddies for being there for her.
“23 years of my cricket profession that began from Shyamnagar in West Bengal, has lastly come to an finish as I announce my retirement from all types of cricket,” Dhar wrote in her Instagram publish.
“The journey has been a protracted one with highs and lows. The excessive was representing the Indian Ladies’s cricket workforce, taking part in the World Cup ultimate in 2005 in addition to main the Ladies in Blue. A string of accidents plagued my profession however I at all times come again stronger to make it depend. In the present day as I bid adieu to the game I’ve at all times liked, I thank my household, the BCCI, my buddies, and the groups I represented (Bengal, Railways, Air India, Delhi, Rajasthan, and Assam) for believing in my talents and giving me the chance to play for his or her groups. They helped pave my manner in direction of the India workforce.
“Every match on this extended profession taught me a lesson that may assist in my second innings. Like all journeys, mine will finish as a cricketer at this time, however I promise to be related to the game and assist nurture younger abilities within the nation, giving again to the sport in each manner doable. Thanking everybody for me who has been there by all my ups and downs, everybody who has liked me, my recreation, pushed me after I wanted them most, cheered me at my worst, laughed with me, and scolded me after I wanted. I owe every one among you for every thing I’m at this time,” she added.
“In the present day I’m operating out of the phrases to precise the sensation that’s inside. Simply need to thank everybody for being there for me…and giving me a lot love all these years!” Dhar concluded.
Dhar’s former teammate and legendary cricketer Mithali Raj additionally introduced her retirement earlier this mont.
