Former Indian leg-spinner, Rahul Sharma has retired from all forms of cricket. He did not do much in the IPL career of five years, while his international career was also very short. However, he announced his retirement by sharing a letter on Twitter and especially thanked the senior players of Team India. He has specifically mentioned Sachin Tendulkar and how he encouraged him to take up cricket.
Rahul Sharma had been away from cricket after being injured and was unable to return to the home team either. He has described senior players including Sachin Tendulkar as his role model. He said that it has always been a proud moment for him that in the dressing room he got the support of players like Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, Gautam Gambhir, and Yuvraj Singh. He especially wants to thank Sachin Tendulkar sir because he encouraged me to move ahead in my cricket career.
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Rahul Sharma is now making up his mind to play in the World Cricket League and he has written that I am very eager to play in the league, happy about the start of my second innings. This 35-year-old bowler has been out of the team for a long time. Even at the state level, he has not got a chance to play for a long time.
Thanks to all for ur love and support throughout my journey 😊❤️🇮🇳 @BCCI @BCCIdomestic @IPL #retirement pic.twitter.com/anqBGUSwoa
— Rahul Sharma (@ImRahulSharma3) August 28, 2022
Talking about Rahul Sharma’s career, he has not been effective. He has played in four ODIs and two T20I matches. In this he took six and three wickets. In IPL, he played for different teams from 2010 to 2015. This includes Deccan Chargers, Pune Warriors, Delhi Daredevils and Chennai Super Kings.
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Talking about first-class cricket, he has taken a total of 39 wickets in 21 matches. His average is 51.58. Originally this player used to play for the home team of Punjab and used to bowl leg spin.
