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Indian cricketers may retire soon: Indian cricket team's star batsman Shikhar Dhawan announced his retirement from international and domestic cricket on 24 August (Saturday). Dhawan gave this information through a video post. Dhawan represented the Indian team in all three formats of cricket, after Dhawan's retirement some other cricketers may also retire from international cricket soon. These players have not been able to play for a long time and since there is less chance of them playing in the future, they can now announce their retirement.
Piyush Chawla: 35-year-old Piyush Chawla was part of the Indian team in the Cricket World Cup 2011. Piyush was last seen playing for India in December 2012. Right-arm spinner Piyush has played three Tests, 25 ODIs and 7 T20 matches for India. He has seven Test, 32 ODI and 4 T20 International wickets to his name.
Wriddhiman Saha: After Mahendra Singh Dhoni retired from Test cricket, Wriddhiman Saha got many opportunities as a wicketkeeper. However, later Saha's career went downhill. Wriddhiman Saha last played against New Zealand in the year 2021. Wriddhiman Saha, who has played 40 Tests and 9 ODIs, is 39 years old. With KS Bharat, Ishan Kishan, Dhruv Jurel and Rishabh Pant, the doors of return to the team for Saha have completely closed.
Ishant Sharma: Fast bowler Ishant Sharma was once an important member of the Indian team in Test cricket, but now his career is almost over. Ishant Sharma has played 105 Tests, 80 ODIs and 14 T20 matches for India. Ishant took 311 wickets in Tests, 115 in ODIs and 8 in T20 Internationals. He played his last Test match against New Zealand in November 2021. 35-year-old Ishant Sharma is unlikely to return as the Indian team is now giving opportunities to young fast bowlers.
Amit Mishra: Legbreak bowler Amit Mishra has also not yet officially announced his retirement from international cricket. Amit last represented the Indian team in 2017, when he played in a T20 match against England. 41-year-old Amit has played 22 Tests, 36 ODIs and 10 T20 matches for India. During this, he has taken 156 wickets. Amit played for Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in IPL 2024.
Karun Nair: Apart from Virender Sehwag, only Karun Nair has scored a triple century for India in Test cricket. However, after that triple century, the graph of 31-year-old Karun Nair kept falling instead of going up. Karun Nair played his last match for India in the year 2017. Karun is playing very little cricket now, so his comeback is very difficult. Karun has played six Tests and two ODIs for India.
Manish Pandey: The story of middle-order batsman Manish Pandey is also similar to that of Karun Nair. 34-year-old Manish Pandey has not been able to capitalize on all the opportunities he has got so far. Pandey has played 29 Tests and 39 T20 matches for India. During this, he scored 566 runs in ODIs and 709 runs in T20 Internationals. Pandey played his last match for India in July 2021.
Rishi Dhawan: All-rounder Rishi Dhawan has also represented the Indian team at the international level. Rishi has played three ODIs and one T20 International match for India. During this time, he took 1-1 wicket in both ODIs and T20 Internationals. 34-year-old Rishi last played for India in June 2016.
Mohit Sharma: Fast bowler Mohit Sharma has played 26 ODIs and 8 T20 International matches for the Indian team in his career. During this time, he took 31 wickets in the ODI format. 35-year-old Mohit played his last international match in the year 2015. Now it is difficult to get a chance. Mohit plays for Gujarat Titans (GT) in the IPL.
Umesh Yadav: Fast bowler Umesh Yadav has been out of Team India for many months. Umesh played his last match for India against Australia in June last year. 36-year-old Umesh has played 57 Tests, 75 ODIs and nine T20 Internationals for India so far. Umesh has taken 170 wickets in Test matches at an average of 30.95. Apart from this, Umesh took 106 wickets in ODIs and 12 wickets in T20 Internationals.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar: Fast bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar has been away from international cricket for almost two years. Bhuvi was last seen playing for India in November 2022. However, since making his debut for India in 2013, Bhuvneshwar has been constantly battling injuries. 34-year-old Bhuvi has played 21 Tests, 121 ODIs and 87 T20 matches. In which he took 294 wickets. With the arrival of young bowlers in the Indian fast bowling unit, he is unlikely to get more opportunities.
Jayant Yadav: Spinner Jayant Yadav also got a chance to play for India. Jayant played 6 Tests and two ODIs for India. Apart from taking 16 wickets in Test cricket, Jayant also scored 248 runs. He took 2 wickets in ODIs. Jayant was last seen playing in March 22.