Exactly 13 years after making his debut for India in an ODI against Zimbabwe, left-arm seamer RP Singh announced his retirement. The 32-year-old took to Twit♒ter to pen an emotional note explaining his decision to hang up his boots.
RP had made his ODI debut against Zimbabwe on September 4, 2005 in Harare. His Test debut was against Pa﷽kistan at Faisalabad in 2006.
In total, he played 14 Te♛sts, 58 ODIs and 10 T20Is and finished with 124 wickets in international cricket across all formats.
Although he played only 10 T20Is, he will forever be etched in the memory of every Indian cricket f♏an ꧅for his performance in the inaugural Twenty20 World in South Africa. In six matches during the tournament, the speedster finished with 12 wickets and played a key role as MS Dhoni led side won the World T20 2007 by beating Pakistan in the final.
He last made appearance for India during an ODI match at Cardiff. Since then, the left-arm pacer hasn’t played for India even as he developed into a lethal weapon in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
His retirement has prompted plenty of messages on social media by former teammates and🍌 even opponents.
Twitter reactions from the cricket fraternity as RP Singh announced his retirement:
Wishing you all the success ahe𝓡ad my friend ! Glad I have been a part of your journey & played many matches together where we shared the moments of highs & lows, joy & success! Here is to a new start and I’m sure you will continue to inspire us in many ways as always!
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina)
Well done on your career b𝓡rother. ജYou should be proud of what you have done for our country,coming from a small town
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan)
Well played RP. Wish you all the success , luck and best wishes in this new phase 🌳of life.
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif)
Wish you a ver꧙y very happy sec💜ond innings RP. May God bless you
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag)
Congratulations on a very good career RP. Wish you a veꦦry joyful second inni𒈔ngs.
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281)
I hope you have a wonderful retirement! You will be missed, but never forgotten.thank you for being there always…
— parthiv patel (@parthiv9)
It is my pleasure to know you personally and have🅺 played along side you for our , and . Wishing you a lovely life post retirement and best wishes for the future endeavours!
— Pragyan Ojha (@pragyanojha)
All the best RP I wi🍌ll cherish our battle in the cricket field and out of the field you are a great friend! 👍🏻good luck in your new innings hopefully see you soon in futur𒆙e!
— Faisal Iqbal🇵�🐎�🏏فیصل اقبال (@FaisalIqbalCric)
Congrats on a⛄ wonderful career, mate. Wish you ꦍa fruitful second innings. 👍😊
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash)
Inn🎶ings well played mate. All the very best for your ▨next innings 👍
— Deep Dasgupta (@DeepDasgupta7)
ღWell played !! N best wishes for ur future endeavours !!
— Mithun Manhas (@MithunManhas)
Congratulati🦩ons b🌳ro, wishing you all luck in your life ..from here on, see you soon 😃👍🏼☝��
— S.Badrinath (@s_badrinath)
From sharing the dressing room to being my mentor and an invaluable friend you have always been a source of inspiration. Best wishes for t🍎he second innings.
— Tanmay Srivastava (@srivastavtanmay)