{"id":25862,"date":"2025-12-03T14:52:37","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T14:52:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/03\/today-with-a-full-heart-india-pacer-calls-time-on-his-cricket-career-cricket-news\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T14:52:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T14:52:37","slug":"today-with-a-full-heart-india-pacer-calls-time-on-his-cricket-career-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/03\/today-with-a-full-heart-india-pacer-calls-time-on-his-cricket-career-cricket-news\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Today With A Full Heart&#8230;&#8217;: India Pacer Calls Time On His Cricket Career | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9748005\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-3759419209\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-395e0e0beb19cb6e jsx-3759419209\">December 03, 2025, 19:59 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9748005\" class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-1201111450 asubttl-schema\">Mohit Sharma announces retirement from cricket after a 14-year career, thanking Haryana Cricket Association, BCCI and IPL teams for their support.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b artsharwrp\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news18.co\/gnps-en-btn\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"jsx-91f4da8d48c13a79 gglebtn bgsky\"\/><\/p>\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b fontchange\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/font.svg\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" alt=\"font\" title=\"font\" class=\"jsx-cc1b15cf85effb8b lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-1201111450\">\n<figure class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-1201111450 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Mohit Sharma has retired from all forms of cricket (Picture credit: AFP)\" title=\"Mohit Sharma has retired from all forms of cricket (Picture credit: AFP)\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-1201111450\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Mohit Sharma has retired from all forms of cricket (Picture credit: AFP)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\">Star India pacer Mohit Sharma has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, bringing the curtains down on a 14-year-long career, which began with a Ranji Trophy game against Gujarat in December 2011, in which he picked up two wickets.<\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\">Mohit finishes with 44 first-class appearances, where he picked 127 wickets at an impressive economy of 2.75.<\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\"><span class=\"cf0\">Mohit, who played 26 ODIs and eight T20Is, shared an emotional message on Instagram, expressing gratitude to fans, teammates and officials who supported his journey from Haryana to the international stage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\">\u201c<span class=\"cf0\">Today, with a full heart, I announce my retirement from all formats of cricket. From representing Haryana to wearing the <\/span><span class=\"cf0\">India<\/span><span class=\"cf0\"> jersey and playing in the IPL, this journey has been nothing short of a blessing,&#8221; Mohit wrote on his Instagram post.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\"><span class=\"cf0\">\u201cA very special <\/span><span class=\"cf0\">thanks<\/span><span class=\"cf0\"> to the Haryana Cricket Association for being the backbone of my career. And my deepest gratitude to Anirudh Sir, whose constant guidance and belief in me shaped my path in ways words cannot express,&#8221; Mohit said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\"><span class=\"cf0\">\u201cThanks<\/span><span class=\"cf0\">\u00a0to the <\/span><span class=\"cf0\">Bcci<\/span><span class=\"cf0\">, my coaches, my teammates, <\/span><span class=\"cf0\">IPL<\/span><span class=\"cf0\"> franchises, support staff and all my friends for their love and support. Special thanks to my wife, who always handled my mood swings and anger and supported me through everything,&#8221; Mohit added.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"b19cad13-5a17-4ca0-8e34-a727c3cd50cc\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-mini\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words dark markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"233\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Mohit, who debuted for India in 2013, claimed 35 wickets in 26 ODIs and six wickets in eight T20Is. He featured in India\u2019s 2015 ODI World Cup team and later became a reliable death-over bowler for Chennai Super Kings under MS Dhoni.<\/p>\n<div class=\"content-profession\">\n<p id=\"10\" class=\"story_para_10\"><span class=\"cf0\">Besides CSK, Mohit played for Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings), Delhi Capitals, and Gujarat Titans as well. In 2023, he ended the season as the Titans\u2019 second-highest wicket-taker.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"11\" class=\"story_para_11\">Mohit made his List A debut in February 2012 against Punjab. He made his ODI debut against Zimbabwe in August 2013 and was awarded the Player of the Match for his figures of 10-3-26-2.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-ff4fe2ed9527ebb3 midgprfd\">\n<div class=\"jsx-ff4fe2ed9527ebb3 midgprfdbtn\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/google-color.svg\" width=\"36\" height=\"36\" alt=\"\" class=\"jsx-ff4fe2ed9527ebb3\"\/><span class=\"jsx-ff4fe2ed9527ebb3\">Click here to add News18 as your preferred news source on Google. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-1201111450 atbtlink fp\"><span>First Published:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"rs\">\n<p>December 03, 2025, 19:56 IST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-ee90caf6118df965 jsx-1201111450 brdcrmb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/\">News<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/cricket\/\">cricket<\/a>  <span class=\"brdout\"> &#8216;Today With A Full Heart&#8230;&#8217;: India Pacer Calls Time On His Cricket Career<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"coral-wrap\" class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f \">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coral-cont\">\n<div class=\"jsx-ba4d8f086a12294f coltoptxt\">Disclaimer: Comments reflect users\u2019 views, not News18\u2019s. 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