Harbhajan Singh announces retirement from all forms of cricket
Offspinner Harbhajan Singh has brought curtains to his illustrious career. The 41-year-old took to Twitter on Friday (December 24) and announced retirement from all forms of competitive cricket. Regarded as one of the finest spinners ever, Harbhajan took 417 wickets in 103 Tests, at 32.46, including five 10-fors and 25 five-wicket hauls. In 236 ODIs, […]
Offspinner Harbhajan Singh has brought curtains to his illustrious career. The 41-year-old took to Twitter on Friday (December 24) and announced retirement from all forms of competitive cricket.
Regarded as one of the finest spinners ever, Harbhajan took 417 wickets in 103 Tests, at 32.46, including five 10-fors and 25 five-wicket hauls. In 236 ODIs, he has 269 wickets by his name at 33.35, while he also has 25 T20I wickets in 28 games. In the IPL, Bhajji played 163 games across 13 seasons while playing for Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, and Kolkata Knight Riders, picking up 150 wickets in his illustrious career. He has also lifted the famous trophy on four occasions in his legendary IPL career.
“There comes a time in your life when you must make some tough decisions and move ahead. I have been meaning to make this announcement for the last few years, but I was waiting for the right moment to share it with all of you: today, I am retiring from all formats of cricket. In many ways, I had already retired as a cricketer but hadn’t been able to make a formal announcement.” Harbhajan said
All good things come to an end and today as I bid adieu to the game that has given me everything in life, I would like to thank everyone who made this 23-year-long journey beautiful and memorable.
My heartfelt thank youGrateful .https://t.co/iD6WHU46MU
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) December 24, 2021
‘Cricket was, is and will always be an important part of my life’: Harbhajan Singh
With 711 wickets in international cricket, Harbhajan is still India’s second-most successful bowler after Anil Kumble. He made his debut in the 1998 Bangalore Test against Australia. The offspinner is widely remembered for his heroics against Australia in the historic 2001 Border Gavaskar Trophy. Bhajji took a record of 32 wickets in just 3 matches including a famous hattrick. He played a vital role in India’s two World Cup wins – the 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2011 ODI World Cup. Famously known as Turbanator, is also known for his aggressive style of batting and has scored two Test centuries against New Zealand in two consecutive Tests.
As Harbhajan Singh bids adieu to all forms of cricket, we wish him the very best.
Good luck for the future, @harbhajan_singh!
#TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/ynF9Wq1pbK
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 24, 2021
“I haven’t been an active cricketer for a while. But I had a commitment to Kolkata Knight Riders and wanted to spend the (2021) IPL season with them. But during the season itself, I had made up my mind to retire. My journey from the streets of Jalandhar to become the Turnabator for Team India has been a beautiful one. There is no bigger motivation for me in life than stepping out on the field, wearing the India jersey,” he said
“I was delighted when I took the hat-trick in Kolkata, I was the first Indian cricketer to take a Test hat-trick. In that series, I picked up 32 wickets in 3 matches, it remains a record till now. After that, the 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2011 World Cup victories remain very important for me. I can’t forget these memories forever in my life. I can’t express in words how much joy those victories brought for me.”
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