Veteran Goa spinner and former Royal Challengers Bangalore player Shadab Jakati announces retirement from all forms of cricket

Goa spinner Shadab Jakati on Friday announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. Jakati, who was part of the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) in which he played for Chennai Super Kings (CSK), has also represented the now defunct Gujarat Lions and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). He announced the news via Twitter.

“Just announced my retirement from all forms of cricket. Even though I have not been playing much over the last 1 year,it has been one of the harder things I have done in my life.Thank you @BCCI @goacricket11 with sincere gratitude 4 making me live my dream for the last 23 years,” tweeted Jakati, a slow-left arm orthodox spinner.

He had pocketed 275 wickets from 92 first-class matches. Jakati made his first-class debut in the 1998/99 season and played his last first-class game against Punjab in October 2017. He, however, could never make it to the Indian team.