Former India batter and 2007 T20 World Cup winner Robin Uthappa announced his retirement from all forms of Indian cricket on September 14, 2022, via social media. Uthappa, a member of India's 2004 Under-19 World Cup team, made his international debut in 2006 and played 46 ODIs and 13 T20Is for India.
He also won several domestic titles with Karnataka and won the IPL twice- with Kolkata Knight Riders in 2014 and with Chennai Super Kings in 2021. He also played for Pune Warriors, Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals, and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League.
Setting his sights on playing cricket for 2-3 years more, Uthappa has obtained a no-objection Certificate (NOC) from Kerala, the last state he played for in domestic cricket, and will be free to take up assignments in overseas T20 leagues.
Uthappa, now 36, started his domestic career in 2002-03 with Karnataka and ended it with Kerala in the truncated 2020-21 season. He also represented Saurashtra during the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons. He played 142 first-class matches, scoring 9446 runs with 22 centuries while averaging nearly 41, and scored another 6534 runs with 16 hundreds in 203 one-day games at an average of 35.31.
In 291 T20 games, the last of which he played in the 2022 IPL for Super Kings, he scored 7272 runs while striking at 133.08. He is one of the few to play all 15 seasons of the IPL and finishes with 4952 runs in 205 IPL games, striking at 130.35 and averaging 27.51.
Robin Uthappa posted a tweet on his Twitter Account. “It has been my greatest honor to represent my country and my state, Karnataka. However, all good things must come to an end, and with a grateful heart, I have decided to retire from all forms of Indian cricket. Thank you all”
After he announced his retirement, Uthappa received warm wishes for his future from his teammates and fellow cricketers.
Here are a few of them:
