India spinner Pragyan Ojha on Friday (February 21) announced his retirement from international and first-class cricket with immediate effect.

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Ojha, who made his international debut in 2008, played professional cricket for almost 15 years. Despite not appearing in an international fixture since 2013, the left-arm spinner was playing domestic cricket until 2018.

Ojha’s last match for India was in 2013 during Sachin Tendulkar's farewell Test against the West Indies in Mumbai. He was also adjudged Man-of-the-Series in that two-match Test series five years ago.

"I am writing this letter to tender my formal retirement from international and first-class cricket with immediate effect," Ojha said in a statement on his Twitter account.

In all, the 33-year-old represented the country in 24 Tests, 18 ODIs and 6 T20Is. While Pragyan claimed 113 wickets in the longest format, he picked 21 and 10 scalps in ODIs and T20Is respectively.

"To be an Indian cricketer and represent the country at the highest level was always a dream I cherished as a youngster."

"I fall short of words to describe how fortunate I have been to have lived my dream and earned the love and respect of my fellow countrymen," he added.

Pragyan Ojha played for Deccan Chargers and Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League while he represented Hyderabad and Bengal in first-class cricket.