Indian pacer Munaf Patel, who was a part of the World Cup winning team in 2011, has decided to call it quits from all forms of cricket. The 35-year-old,🍷 who is set to play in the T10 league in Dubai later this month, last played for India in 2011.
“There is no regret; after all the cricketers I played with have retired,” Munaf told The Indian Express. “Only Dhoni is left! So, there is no sadness as such. Everyone’s time is up; I would have been sad had others been playing and I had quit.
“There is no special reason, age is not on my side, fitness is not the same. Youngsters are there waiting for chances and it doesn’t look nice if I keep hanging on. The main thing is there is no motivation left. I was part of World Cup winning team in 2011; there can’t be a greater high than that,” he added.
Munaf was last seen in action in the IPL last year, w🐽here he played two games for the Gujarat Lion🍬s. He retires with an experience of 13 Tests, 70 ODIs and 3 T20Is.
In domestic cricket, Munaf had represented Baroda and Gujarat. He has an average of 24.43 in First-class cricket with 231 wickets from 69 matches to his name. He had a💞lso pl𝓀ayed 140 List A matches and 97 T20s.
Munaf earned his best bowling figures of 4 for 25 in Test🎃 cricket while playing against Engla꧃nd in March, 2006.
