Veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has announced his decision to retire from all forms of cricket, on Friday. Harbhajan, whose professional career spanned more than two decades, had last played for India back in 2016, in a T20 international. Cricket fans will always have fond memories of the spin sensation who shot to fame during the 2001 Border-Gavaskar trophy against Australia wherein he picked up 32 wickets in just three matches.
In total, ‘the Turnabator’ as he is fondly called by his fans, amassed a record 417 wickets in 103 Tests, which is the fourth-highest figure achieved by an Indian bowler in Test cricket. Earlier in the day, the 41-year-old announced his decision to pull down curtains on a stellar career via his Twitter handle.
He wrote, “All good things come to an end and today as I bid adieu to the game that has given me everything in life, I would like to thank everyone who made this 23-year-long journey beautiful and memorable. My heartfelt thank you, Grateful.”
