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Veda Krishnamurthy, the Indian women’s cricketer, announced her retirement from professional cricket in an emotional post on her official X account on Friday, July 25. The 32-year-old, who last competed for India five years ago, stated that she is saying goodbye to playing the sport, but at the same time, she plans to stay connected with cricket in some form, and the last sentence of her post read, “Always for India. Always for the team”.
Notably, after debuting for India in 2011 at 18 years of age, Veda Krishnamuthry represented the country in white-ball cricket for the better part of a decade. She went onto play 48 WODIs and 76 WT20Is, which included the final of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup final against England at Lord’s in 2017 and the Women’s T20 World Cup final against Australia at MCG in 2020, with the latter being her last match in international cricket.
Her final professional match was in Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024, while playing for Gujarat Giants, and in this tournament, she could only play four matches, which is less than what it was in the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL). In her 48 WODI appearances, she scored 829 runs at an average of 25.90 and a strike-rate of 76.90, while her 76 WT20I appearances yielded 875 runs at an average of 18.51, while her strike-rate was in the region of 100 since the exact data isn’t available online.
It’s time to say goodbye to playing, but not to the game: Veda Krishnamurthy
In the retirement post, Veda Krishnamurthy poured her emotions, talking about her journey as a cricketer apart from thanking her family, loved ones, teammates, officials, and the fans for being a part of it. She wrote, “From a small-town girl with big dreams to wearing the India jersey with pride.Grateful for everything cricket gave me the lessons, the people, the memories. It’s time to say goodbye to playing, but not to the game. Always for India. Always for the team”.
As the professional cricket career of Veda Krishnamurthy started to wind down in recent times, she transitioned into a commentator and an analyst on cricket tournaments.
