Indian batsman Saurabh Tiwary, an U19 World Cup champion, has declared his retirement from professional cricket. On February 15, Saurabh Tiwary will compete in his last domestic match. It will take place in Jamshedpur. At a press conference held at Keenan Stadium, Tiwari shared the news of his impending departure. In his three One-Day Internationals for India, Saurabh Tiwary has only managed 49 runs.
When Saurabh Tiwary was still a teenager, he started playing first-class cricket. Tiwary has participated in 115 first-class cricket matches and amassed an average of 47.51 runs per game, totaling 8030 runs. Throughout his first-class career, he has smashed 22 centuries and 54 half-centuries, with a best score of 238.
In addition, Saurabh Tiwary has participated in 116 List A and 181 T20 matches, scoring 4050 and 3454 runs in those contests, respectively. His best T20 score was 69, but his greatest List A cricket score was 138*.
Saurabh Tiwary is set to play his last FC match vs Rajasthan in Jamshedpur.
Saurabh Tiwary announces retirement from professional cricket
In addition, Saurabh Tiwary has played for the Mumbai Indians, Delhi Daredevils (Delhi Capitals), Rising Pune Supergiants, and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League.
According to ESPNcricinfo, Saurabh Tiwari said that he will be saying goodbye to his cricket career, which he started before to starting school. He continued by saying that he was delighted to make the decision since it was time to give up the state spot for a young player and they were also receiving opportunities for Test cricket. He said “He said, “It’s a little tough to bid farewell to this journey that I had started before my schooling. But I’m also sure that this is the right time for this. I feel that if you’re not in the national team and IPL, it’s better to vacate a spot in the state side for a youngster. Youngsters are getting a lot of chances in our Test team so I’m making this decision.”
“It’s not like I’ve decided this only on the basis of my performances. You can see my record in Ranji and in the last domestic season. It’s always asked what I’m going to do next and for now I only know that cricket is the only thing I know so I’m going to be connected to the game. I got an offer from politics too but I haven’t thought about that.”
Saurabh Tiwary was a member of Virat Kohli’s U19 World Cup-winning squad in 2008. Mayank Agarwal, Ravindra Jadeja, Sidharth Kaul, and numerous other players made up that squad. In the Indian Premier League, Tiwary was also well-known.
He began his career with the Mumbai Indians and later played for the Delhi Daredevils, Rising Pune Supergiants, and Royal Challengers Bangalore. He played his final Indian Premier League game with the Mumbai Indians in 2021. In 93 games during his Indian Premier League career, Tiwary amassed 1494 runs at an average of 120.10. His best score was sixty-one, and he scored eight half-centuries.
Since both players are from Jharkhand and have long hair, Saurabh Tiwary used to resemble MS Dhoni.