Sharma bowled the famous last over in the final against Pakistan giving India win by 5 runs.
Member of the 2007 T20 World Cup-winning Indian team, pacer Joginder Sharma has announced his retirement from all cricket and thanked the BCCI in an official statement on February 3, 2023.
Sharma, who hails from Rohtak and played domestic cricket for Haryana, made his international debut against Bangladesh in an ODI in Chattogram in 2004. He played 4 ODIs and 4 T20Is for the national side, picking five wickets.
Joginder was given the task of defending 13 runs in the final of the inaugural T20 World Cup in Johannesburg, against a marauding Misbah-Ul-Haq and he managed to get India home by 5 runs, dismissing Misbah for 43 runs to wrap up the Pakistani innings.
The 39-year-old Sharma currently serves as Deputy Superintendent in Haryana Police.
He announced his decision to retire in a statement and shared the same on social media as well.
He wrote: “My journey from 2002-2017 has been the most wonderful years of my life for it was an honor representing India at the highest level of sport. I am grateful for the opportunities given to me by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Haryana Cricket Association, Chennai Super Kings and Haryana Government.
I am excited to announce that I will be exploring new opportunities in the world of cricket & the business side of it, where I will also continue to participate in the sport that I love and challenge myself in new and different environment. I believe that this is the next step in my journey as a cricketer and I look forward to this new chapter in my life.”