India all-rounder Kedar Jadhav announces retirement from all forms of cricket

India all-rounder Kedar Jadhav took to social media to announce his retirement from all forms of the game on Monday.

Jadhav, who was part of the Indian team that reached the semi-finals of the 2019 ICC World Cup and last represented the Men in Blue during their tour of New Zealand in early 2020, announced his retirement in microblogging platform X.

“Thank you all For your love and support throughout my Career from 1500 hrs.

“Consider me as retired from all forms of cricket,” Jadhav wrote in a post that since garnered hundreds of reposts and thousands of likes.

Jadhav retires after having represented India in 73 ODIs and nine T20Is after making his debut in an ODI against Sri Lanka in November, 2014.

The spin-bowling all-rounder scored 1,389 runs at an average of 42.09, collecting two centuries and six half-centuries along the way. Jadhav was also handy with his off-spin, which he bowled with an unusually low release point, almost like Sri Lankan pacer Lasith Malinga, collecting 27 wickets along the way.

Jadhav also had represented as many as five franchises in the Indian Premier League (IPL), in which his most prominent stint was with the MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings that included the title in 2018 and a runner-up finish the following year.

Jadhav had two different stints with the Delhi Capitals (formerly Daredevils), and spent a season each at the now-defunct Kochi Tuskers Kerala as well as with Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). He represented SRH in six matches in 2021, his final season in the IPL.

Since making his domestic debut for Maharashtra in 2007, Jadhav has accumulated 6,100 runs in 87 First-Class appearances along with 5,520 runs in 186 List A and 2,592 runs in 163 T20 appearances.