Gautam Gambhir announces his retirement from International cricket

XtraTime Web Desk: Indian opener Gautam Gambhir retired from International cricket. He thanked the supporters, pitch curators and his coach Sanjay Bharadwaj. Gambhir has represented India in 58 Tests, 147 ODIs and 37 T20Is in 15 years long international career. The left handed batsman played two World Cups for India.

Gauti made his test debut against Australia in 2004. The 37 years old opener played his last test match against England in November 2016. He played his first ODI against Bangladesh in April 2003.

“The most difficult decisions are often taken with the heaviest of hearts. And with one heavy heart, I’ve decided to make an announcement that I’ve dreaded all my life,” Gambhir wrote while sharing an emotional video on both Twitter and Facebook.

He will not take part in this year Indian Premier League The left-handed batsman will be remembered for his crucial knocks in both the 2007 World T20 and 2011 ICC World Cup finals. He had also led Kolkata Knight Riders to two IPL titles as captain in 2012 and 2014.