Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag has announced his retirement from international cricket with immediate effect, Times of India reports. According to Andrew McGlashan, an ESPNCricinfo correspondent who broke the news on his official Twitter account, stated that Sehwag was set to join the Masters Champions League, which has the stipulation that all players taking part in the tournament should have retired from international cricket.
The swashbuckling batsman, who moved from him home state Delhi to neighbouring Haryana from the 2015-16 Ranji Trophy campaign, is expected to formally announce his retirement in the next couple of days and looks set to join former teammate Zaheer Khan who announced his retirement from international cricket last week.
Sehwag has been one of India’s premier match-winners with the bat and his fearless approach and utter disdain to the most feared bowlers has won him admiration from the cricket world all over and is one of the most loved cricketers in the country. Set to turn 37 on Tuesday, Sehwag last featured for the national more than two years ago and with India possessing plenty of options for the opening slot across all formats, chances of a comeback were grim.
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