On Tuesday, the 31-year-old right-arm pacer Parvinder Awana has announced his retirement from the professional cricket. He took his official Twitter account to announce this news.
Awana played only two T20Is for Indian cricket team and those were in December 2012 during England tour in India. In both matches, he failed to take any wicket.
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The Delhi pacer made his professional cricket debut in 2007. He featured in 62 first-class matches, 44 List A matches and 61 T20 matches where he took 191, 63 and 77 wickets respectively. He also scored two half-centuries in the first-class career and the highest score was 74.
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Awana played IPL between 2012 and 2014 where he played for Kings XI Punjab (KXIP). In the IPL career, Awana played 33 matches where he bagged a total of 39 wickets and his best bowling figure was 4/34 against Royal Challengers Bangalore at Mohali on April 20, 2012. Awana was the most wicket taker for KXIP in the IPL 2012 where he picked up 17 wickets in 12 matches. Awana also featured in the IPL 2014 final where KXIP lost against the champion team Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 3 wickets.
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Awana played his last professional game in November 2016 during a Ranji Trophy Group Stage match between Delhi and Jharkhand at Thiruvananthapuram.
Awana has announced his retirement from cricket through his official Twitter account. He wrote in the thank you message, “I hereby bring to your kind notice that I am retiring from all formats of first class and international cricket with immediate effect. I have always enjoyed and played this wonderful game since my debut in international cricket on 20 Dec 2012 and in first class on 1st Dec 2007 till my last game. I feel that its the right time to pass the baton to the younger guys.”
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Awana also added a caption in his post which was, “There comes a time when all good things come to an end. I would like to thank everyone who have been part of my cricketing journey and supported me at all times.”
There comes a time when all good things come to an end. I would like to thank everyone who have been part of my cricketing journey and supported me at all times. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/wQf9U41lx8
— Parvinder Awana (@ParvinderAwana) July 17, 2018