Robin Uthappa bids adieu from All Formats of Cricket
(The Quiver): A 20-year professional career in Indian cricket has come to an end with the announcement by hard-hitting batter Robin Uthappa that he will retire from all formats of the game.
The 36-year-old announced his choice on Twitter, saying he was eager to ‘chart a new era in his life’ and spend more time with his young family.
After making his debut Vs England in 2006, Uthappa played 59 games for India (46 ODIs and 13 T20Is), totaling 1183 runs for his country. He also took part in the 2007 T20 World Cup winning team.
In 142 first-class games, he scored 9446 runs with 22 centuries while averaging nearly 41, while in 203 one-day games, he added 6534 runs with 16 hundreds while averaging 35.31.
He also won multiple domestic championships with Karnataka and twice won the IPL, with the Chennai Super Kings in 2021 and the Kolkata Knight Riders in 2014, respectively.
He won the orange cap in the 2014 season for Kolkata Knight Riders with 660 runs at a strike rate of 138.
In 205 IPL games, he scored 4952 runs, batting at a 130.35 strike rate and average 27.51.
