Sreesanth announces retirement from all formats of domestic cricket

NEW DELHI: Pacer S Sreesanth on Wednesday announced on Twitter that he has retired from all formats of Indian domestic cricket.

"It has been an honor to represent my family, my teammates and the people of India. Nd everyone who loves the game . With much sadness but without regret, I say this with a heavy heart: I am retiring from the Indian domestic (first class and all formats) cricket.", Sreesanth tweeted.

Having made his Test debut in March 2006, Sreesanth played 27 matches with 87 wickets and 281 runs in his kitty. He has played 53 ODI matches and scalped 75 wickets.

He played his first T20I match in December, after which he played a total of 10 matches and took 7 wickets.

BCCI banned him for a lifetime in August 2013 along with his Rajasthan Royals teammates Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan for indulging in alleged spot-fixing in the IPL. However, his lifetime ban was reduced to seven years in 2019, which got completed in September 2020.

He made a comeback after being named in the 20-member squad for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in 2021 for Kerala Cricket Association. He took two wickets for 40 runs in 12 overs against Meghalaya. Later, he had to be benched due to injury. The 39-year-old's retirement came following this.

It has been an honor to represent my family, my teammates and the people of India. Nd everyone who loves the game .

With much sadness but without regret, I say this with a heavy heart: I am retiring from the Indian domestic (first class and all formats )cricket ,

— Sreesanth (@sreesanth36) March 9, 2022