India womens team batter VR Vanitha 31 announces retirement
New Delhi Feb 21 PTI Batter VR Vanitha who represented the country in six womens ODIs and 16 T20Is from 2014 to 2016 on Monday announced retirement from all forms of the game at the age of 31 She made her announcement via Twitter and India team-mates Jhulan Goswami and Mithali Raj were among those thanked by the cricketer who made her debut for the national team in an ODI against Sri Lanka in January 2014 Besides she thanked her family members friends mentor and other team-mates who had been part of her journey in the sport Vanitha also thanked the two state associations — Karnataka and Bengal — that she represented in domestic cricket 19 years ago when I started playing I was just a little girl who loved sport Even to this day my love for cricket remains the same Whats changing is direction My heart says continue playing my body says stop and I have decided to listen to the latter Time is ripe to hang my boots Vanitha said in the post I hereby announce my retirement from all forms of cricket Its been a journey of struggles joy heartbreak learning and personal milestones While there are a few regrets Im grateful for the opportunities I got especially to represent India She called her retirement from the game not the end but the beginning of a new challenge In the limited number of ODIs and T20Is she played Vanitha scored 85 and 216 runs respectively and was a part of Indias squad during the Womens World T20 at home During the 2021-22 domestic season Vanitha guided Bengal to the semi-finals of the Womens Senior One-Day Trophy scoring 225 runs with knocks of 61 against Andhra and a 71-ball 107 against Hyderabad She enjoyed a strike rate of over 100 in the tournament PTI AH AH PDS PDS
New Delhi Feb 21 PTI Batter VR Vanitha who represented the country in six womens ODIs and 16 T20Is from 2014 to 2016 on Monday announced retirement from all forms of the game at the age of 31 She made her announcement via Twitter and India team-mates Jhulan Goswami and Mithali Raj were among those thanked by the cricketer who made her debut for the national team in an ODI against Sri Lanka in January 2014 Besides she thanked her family members friends mentor and other team-mates who had been part of her journey in the sport Vanitha also thanked the two state associations — Karnataka and Bengal — that she represented in domestic cricket 19 years ago when I started playing I was just a little girl who loved sport Even to this day my love for cricket remains the same Whats changing is direction My heart says continue playing my body says stop and I have decided to listen to the latter Time is ripe to hang my boots Vanitha said in the post I hereby announce my retirement from all forms of cricket Its been a journey of struggles joy heartbreak learning and personal milestones While there are a few regrets Im grateful for the opportunities I got especially to represent India She called her retirement from the game not the end but the beginning of a new challenge In the limited number of ODIs and T20Is she played Vanitha scored 85 and 216 runs respectively and was a part of Indias squad during the Womens World T20 at home During the 2021-22 domestic season Vanitha guided Bengal to the semi-finals of the Womens Senior One-Day Trophy scoring 225 runs with knocks of 61 against Andhra and a 71-ball 107 against Hyderabad She enjoyed a strike rate of over 100 in the tournament PTI AH AH PDS PDS
