Robin Uthappa has announced retirement from all forms of Indian cricket. The 36-year-old Karnataka batter announced his retirement on Twitter. “It has been my greatest honour to represent my country and my state, Karnataka. However, all good things must come to an end, and with a grateful heart, I have decided to retire from all forms of Indian cricket. Thank you all.”
Uthappa was known for his aggressive batting, which earned him an international debut in 2006, but he was dropped soon after the 2007 T20 World Cup because of poor form. The year before playing his last few matches for India in 2015, he achieved a rare treble with Karnataka, who won the Ranji Trophy, the Irani Cup and the Vijay Hazare Trophy in the 2013-14 season. He followed that up with a prolific IPL for Knight Riders in 2014, ending the season as the tournament’s leading run-scorer with a tally of 660 runs at a strike rate of 138.
He was rewarded with a return to the Indian side for tours of Bangladesh and Zimbabwe in 2014 and 2015 but modest returns meant he was out again. In between, he led the run chart in the 2014-15 Ranji Trophy season as Karnataka became the first domestic team to repeat their title-winning treble.
