India all-rounder Stuart Binny on Monday (August 30) announced his retirement from international and first-class cricket.

Binny, 37, confirmed his decision through a statement, in which he thanked BCCI and his domestic side Karnataka for their respective roles in his cricketing journey.

“I would like to inform you that I have decided to retire from first class and international cricket," Binny wrote.

“It has given me tremendous joy and pride to have represented my country at the highest international level," he added.

Stuart Binny played 6 Tests, 14 ODIs and 3 T20Is for Team India between 2014 and 2016. While he scored 194 runs and claimed three wickets in Tests, he made 230 runs and picked up 20 wickets in the 50-over format. In T20Is, he scored 35 runs and grabbed one wicket.

“I would like to acknowledge the huge role that the BCCI have played in my cricketing journey. Their support and faith over the years have been invaluable. My cricketing journey would not even have started had it not been for Karnataka state and their support. It has been an honour to captain and win trophies with my state," he said.

Binny owns the record of the best bowling figures by an Indian in ODIs. During an ODI match in 2014, he produced a sensational spell of 6/4 in just 4.4 overs to bowl out Bangladesh for 58 while defending India’s 105.

Here’s Stuart Binny’s full statement:

Dear Sir/Ma’am,

I would like to inform you that I have decided to retire from first class and international cricket.

It has given me tremendous joy and pride to have represented my country at the highest international level.

I would like to acknowledge the huge role that the BCCI have played in my cricketing journey. Their support and faith over the years have been invaluable. My cricketing journey would not even have started had it not been for Karnataka state and their support. It has been an honour to captain and win trophies with my state.

I would also like to thank all the IPL teams that have enriched my career. A decade to cherish with Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore. Thank you to the members of the media who have covered my journey from the inception and highlighted my achievements.

I am grateful to the coaches who encouraged me, to the selectors who put their faith in me.To friends who shared my cricketing journey with overwhelming pride, to colleagues who put their hearts out on the battlefield with me. To my captains who entrusted me.

None of this would have been possible had it not been for my family, I stepped out on the field everyday thinking of them.

The game of cricket runs through my blood, and I will always look to give back to the game that has given me everything.

I thank you for your continued support in my next innings.

Stuart Terence Binny