Dhawal Kulkarni became emotional : The cricket career of fast bowler Dhawal Kulkarni, who played for the Indian cricket team, is over. The Ranji Trophy final was the last match of his career. Mumbai won the Ranji Trophy title for the 42nd time by defeating Vidarbha by 169 runs. 35 year old Dhawal Kulkarni made his debut for Mumbai in the year 2007. After taking the last wicket in the final, he walked out of the field emotionally. He played 12 ODIs and 2 T20 matches for India.
“I didn’t think I would get bowling…”
Vidarbha had a target of 538 runs to win. Dhawal Kulkarni took the last wicket of Vidarbha from Mumbai. He bowled Umesh Yadav and made Mumbai champion for the record 42nd time. Dhawal said after the match, “I did not think that I would get bowling. But captain Ajinkya Rahane handed me the bowling to finish the match.” Dhawal Kulkarni gets emotional after Mumbai's victory. There were tears in his eyes. All the players of the team came to Dhawal and hugged him.
Dhawal Kulkarni took 4 wickets in the final
In the final match, Dhawal Kulkarni took 3 wickets in the first innings and gave only 15 runs in 11 overs. He took one wicket in the second innings. Dhawal has 285 wickets in 96 first-class matches. Dhawal has taken 19 wickets in 12 ODI matches and 3 wickets in 2 T20 matches for India.