Former TN, CSK bowler Yo Mahesh retires from all forms of cricket
Updated On: 21 December, 2020 01:09 PM IST | Mumbai | ANI
Mahesh's last competitive outing was in August 2019, when he played in Tamil Nadu Premier League
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India A's batsman, Yo Mahesh, prepares to bat against Sri Lanka A's Gayan Wijekoon 15 August 2007 during their Tri-series match at the Nairobi Gymkhana grounds, Kenya. Pic/ AFP
Former Tamil Nadu and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) seamer Vijaykumar Yo Mahesh has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket. The right-arm medium-fast bowler ends his career with 108 wickets in 50 first-class matches. He also scalped 93 wickets in List A cricket at an average of 24.67. The former seamer had played for India U-19 along with Cheteshwar Pujara, Rohit Sharma and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja in the 2006 World Cup held in Sri Lanka.
"To my two IPL franchises, DD and CSK, for having faith in me to represent them and for giving me an opportunity to share the dressing room with the legends of the game. The last five years have been injury-ridden but I am grateful to India Cements for being solid and having my back," Mahesh said in a statement."I would like to thank my state cricket Tamil Nadu Cricket Association for nurturing me from the age of 14 and finishing with 12 years of first-class cricket," he added.
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