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A veteran for Vidarbha, he is the only Indian batter to have actually scored fifty or more in his only ODI look
Faiz Fazal acquired 9183 runs in first-rate cricket – PTI
Faiz Fazal, who scored a half-century in his only look for India, has actually revealed his retirement from expert cricket at the end of Vidarbha’s Ranji Trophy match versus Haryana. He retires as the leading run-getter of Vidarbha in very first class in addition to List-A cricket, and is the just one with over 100 red-ball video games for them.
“Tomorrow marks completion of an age as I step onto the Nagpur ground for the last time, where my journey in top-notch cricket started 21 unbelievable years earlier,” Fazal composed in an Instagram post on Sunday. “It’s been an extraordinary trip, filled with valued memories that I’ll love permanently.”
“Representing both the Indian Cricket Team and Vidarbha has actually been the best honor of my life, and putting on those cricket jerseys has actually constantly filled me with tremendous pride. Goodbye to my precious Number 24 jersey – you’ll be deeply missed out on,” he composed.
“As one chapter closes, another waits for, and while bidding so long to my expert cricket profession fills me with combined feelings, I’m excitedly anticipating accepting the brand-new experiences that lie ahead.”
The 38-year-old opener played 137 top-notch matches, 113 List A video games and made 66 T20 looks. He led Vidarbha in 53 top-notch video games, 36 times in List-A matches and in 27 T20 matches.
He made his worldwide launching in an ODI versus Zimbabwe, scoring an unbeaten 55 as India signed up a 10-wicket win. It would stay his only look in the nationwide colours.
Fazal, at the time, ended up being the very first Indian in 16 years to make his launching in his thirties. He is likewise the only Indian to have actually scored fifty or more in his only ODI look. In general, he ended up being the 3rd gamer to have this difference, after Australia’s Ashley Woodcock and England’s Kim Barnett. England’s Ben Foakes and South Africa’s Zubayr Hamza likewise scored half-centuries in their only ODI looks, however they are active gamers and can still include more caps in the format.
Having actually made 151 on launching in 2003, Fazal signed up low ratings of 1 and 0 in his last look for Vidarbha to end up with 9184 runs in first-rate cricket, with 24 centuries and 39 fifties. He likewise collected 3641 List A perform at approximately 35.