Sreenath Aravind retires from first-class cricket

Sreenath AravindKarnataka leftarm seamer Sreenath Aravind who had played a Twenty20 International against South Africa in 2015 today announced his retirement from firstclass cricket after his state team won the National One Day Championship here I have decided to retire from all forms of domestic cricket I wanted to end on a winning note and it cant be better than winning the Vijay Hazare final the 33yearold Aravind told reporters after Karnatakas 41run win against Saurashtra in the finalIn his 10 year career he played 56 firstclass games taking 186 wickets including two fivefor Often on slow tracks he would bowl his slow leftarm spinners He also had 103 T20 wickets from 84 games The high point definitely was playing a T20 International against South Africa where he ended with figures of 1 for 44 He also played a few seasons of IPL for Royal Challengers Bangalore Aravind said that with emergence of Prasidh Krishna and T Pradeep as potent fast bowlers he felt it was better to leave the competitive arena on a highI didnt want to block the progress of any talented player I thought that this is the right time I informed my teammates yesterday night about my decision I want to thank the KSCA for giving me an opportunity to serve Karnataka cricket my parents and the Almighty Aravind said Asked whether not being in India contention or IPL led him to such a decision Aravind said No I dont think so Its a very personal decisionAravind has been a part of a highly successful Karnataka team which has been a dominant force in the domestic circuit for some time now Along with R Vinay Kumar and Abhimanyu Mithun he formed one of the most lethal seam bowling combinations in Ranji Trophy During this phase Karnataka won all the domestic tournaments including Ranji Trophy Irani Cup Vijay Hazare Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 ChampionshipWe all had requested him to carry on but he didnt want to come in the way of youngsters We respect his decision and wanted to win the trophy all the more for him skipper Karun Nair said Aravind expressed his desire to be associated with cricket if KSCA gives him an opportunity Right now I will take a twomonth break But may be I will play one more season of Karnataka Premier League I will be happy to contribute if KSCA wants me in any capacityCatch up on all the latest sports news and updates hereDownload the new midday Android and iOS apps to get updates on all the latest and trending stories on the go