“Purani yaadein taza ho gai” - Former cricketer Praveen Kumar shares picture with Rohit Sharma
Former pacer Praveen Kumar posted a photo with current Indian Test and ODI captain Rohit Sharma from their recent meeting on Instagram on Wednesday, September 18. Rohit is set to take the field against Bangladesh in the first match of a two-match Test series on Thursday, September 19, in Chennai.
Praveen Kumar, who debuted for India in 2007, last represented the national team in 2012. The right-arm pacer played in six Test matches, where he took 27 wickets, and participated in 68 ODIs, claiming 77 wickets. Additionally, he appeared in 10 T20Is, finishing with eight wickets.
Rohit and Praveen were members of the team that clinched the Commonwealth Bank Series in 2008 and the Asia Cup in 2010. On Wednesday, the pacer took to Instagram to share a photo with his former teammate, captioning it:
“Purani yaadein taza ho gai.” [Old memories have been rekindled]
The 37-year-old announced his retirement from all formats of cricket in 2018. He played 119 IPL matches, where he took 90 wickets, and claimed 267 wickets in 66 first-class matches.
“My decision is final & I am very clear” - Rohit Sharma on his T20I retirement
Rohit Sharma announced his retirement from T20I cricket after leading India to victory in the 2024 T20 World Cup in Barbados. Although many players have recently returned from retirement to represent their nations, Sharma emphasized that fans will not see him play T20Is for India again.
In a conversation with JioCinema, the 37-year-old dismissed any thoughts of making a comeback to the T20 format, stating:
"Retirement has become a joke these days in world cricket, people announce retirement but then return to play, it hasn't happened in India - however I have been observing players from other countries, they announce retirement but then make a U-turn so you never really know whether someone has actually retired - my decision is final & I am very clear - it was a perfect time to say goodbye from T20I."
Rohit Sharma retired as the highest run-scorer in T20I cricket, accumulating 4,231 runs in 159 matches, with 32 fifties and five centuries to his name.