IND vs AFG : Team India is currently seen sweating it out on the ground of Barbados to play its first match in the Super 8. Team India's first Super 8 match against Afghanistan (IND VS AFG) is to be played on 20 June. Before taking the field to play the match against Afghanistan (IND VS AFG) on 20 June, this legendary Indian player has announced his retirement.

Indian veteran fast bowler Niranjana Nagarajan announced his retirement

35-year-old Indian women's fast bowler Niranjana Nagarajan has announced her retirement from international cricket through her social media account.

Talking about Niranjana Nagarajan, she made her debut for the Indian team at the age of only 19. The most interesting thing about Niranjana Nagarajan's international cricket is that she played her debut match against England in all three formats of international cricket.

Niranjana Nagarajan's international cricket stats are impressive

Indian women's veteran fast bowler Niranjana Nagarajan made her international debut in the year 2008. Talking about Niranjana Nagarajan's performance in international cricket, she played 22 ODIs, 14 T20s and 2 Test matches for Team India.

Niranjana Nagarajan took 24 wickets in 22 ODIs, 9 wickets in 14 T20 matches and 4 wickets in 2 Test matches. Talking about Niranjana Nagarajan's domestic cricket career, she first represented Railways and then Tamil Nadu in her professional career.

Niranjana Nagarjan announced her retirement by sharing a social media post

Indian fast bowler Niranjana Nagarajan shared a post on her Instagram account and wrote that

“Playing cricket at the professional level is a huge thing for me. This game gave me a vision, ambition and a reason to keep looking forward in life. I am grateful to have played cricket at the professional level for 24 years and when I look back, it has been a beautiful journey.”

He further wrote in his post that

"Cricket has treated me in a way that I never dreamt of. Now I am deciding to end my career. It is a bittersweet decision and it took me a lot of courage to say this."

Niranjana Nagarjan did not get a chance to play for the last 8 years

35-year-old veteran female fast bowler Niranjana Nagarajan played her last international match for the Indian team against Sri Lanka at Ranchi ground in 2016. Niranjana Nagarajan played her last match for Team India at the age of only 27.