Former India batting all-rounder, Kedar Jadhav, has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket in a social media post resembling MS Dhoni's 2020 retirement announcement from international cricket.
Jadhav made 73 ODI appearances for India between 2014 and 2020, and was a mainstay in the side from 2017-2019. A lower middle-order hitter who bowled right-arm off-spin from an almost uniquely low releasepoint, Jadhav score 1,389 runs in his ODI career and an average of 42.09, as well as taking 27 wickets. He also scored two hundreds in the format, the first 105* against Zimbabwe in 2015 and the second 120 off 76 balls against England in Pune in 2017.
Jadhav is one of only seven players in the history of ODI cricket to score more than 1,000 runs at an average of more than 40 at a strike rate above 100.
Announcing his retirement on X (formerly Twitter), Jadhav wrote: "Thank you all for your love and support throughout my career from 1500 hrs. Consider me as retired from all forms of cricket."
Thank you all For your love and support throughout my Career from 1500 hrs
Consider me as retired from all forms of cricket— IamKedar (@JadhavKedar) June 3, 2024
In 2020, a year after playing his final game for India, MS Dhoni announced his own retirement from international cricket in a similarly worded post on Instagram. At that time, the former India captain wrote: "Thanks a lot for your love and support throughout. From 19:35 hrs consider me as retired."
As well as his ODI career, Jadhav also played nine T20Is for India between 2015 and 2017, but didn't have as much success as he did in the 50-over format. He made one T20I half-century against Zimbabwe in 2015.
His last international match was an ODI against New Zealand in Auckland in early 2020, where he made nine off 27 balls batting at No.6. Jadhav was left out of India's next ODI series against South Africa when Hardik Pandya came back into the side.
Following dropping out of the international fold, Jadhav continued to represent Maharashtra at domestic level, and played for Chennai Super Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad and finally Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL. After he was released by CSK in 2020, he was signed by SRH during the 2021 auction. He played six games during the 2021 season and averaged 13.75 with the bat. After being released by SRH at the end of the season, Jadhav was brought in as an injury replacement for David Willey by RCB in 2023.
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