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Punam Raut Retires From International Cricket

Her formal retirement ends a long absence from the national side since 2021, highlighting her impact on the growth of women's cricket in India.

Overview

  • Raut announced her immediate retirement in an Instagram post reported Thursday, formally closing a career that had been inactive at international level since 2021.
  • She represented India in four Tests, 73 ODIs and 35 T20Is between 2009 and 2021 and is 37 years old.
  • Raut scored 2,299 ODI runs with three centuries and 15 fifties, plus 719 T20I runs and a Test century, including a highest Test score of 130 in 2014.
  • Her 320-run opening stand with Deepti Sharma in May 2017 remains the highest opening partnership in women's ODIs, and she scored 86 in the 2017 World Cup final at Lord's.
  • Raut thanked the Mumbai Cricket Association for foundational support, praised the 2017 World Cup for raising the game's profile, and said she plans to give back to cricket after retirement.