• Saturday, April 20, 2024

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India World Cup winner Gautam Gambhir retires

Gautam Gambhir

By: Sarwar Alam

Indian opener and World Cup hero Gautam Gambhir on Tuesday announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, finally heeding voices that were telling him “it’s over”. Gambhir, who played a key role in two of India’s World Cup triumphs, will play his final domestic Ranji Trophy game for his home team Delhi starting Thursday. The 37-year-old Gambhir, an attacking yet compact left-handed batsman, accumulated 4154 runs in 58 Test matches since making his debut in 2004 against Australia. He also represented India in 147 one-day internationals and 37 Twenty20 matches. But Gambhir, who formed a successful opening pair with Virender Sehwag untill…

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