Paul Valthaty, who shot to fame with a blistering century for Kings XI Punjab (now often known as Punjab Kings) within the 2011 version of the Indian Premier League (IPL), has introduced his retirement from first-class cricket.
A top-order batter, Valthaty featured in 5 first-class video games for Himachal after shifting base from Mumbai, the place he made his List A debut in 2006.
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Despite making his presence felt within the IPL in 2011, he didn’t extend his profession and didn’t discover any takers after the 2013 version.
On Monday, he emailed his retirement be aware to the Mumbai Cricket Association, thanking the affiliation for all of the assist. He additionally expressed his gratitude to Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals – two IPL franchises he was a part of.
Valthaty was a part of India’s Under-19 squad to the 2002 World Cup, together with the likes of Parthiv Patel and Irfan Pathan, however he suffered a blow after an harm to his eye in the course of the recreation towards Bangladesh.
He needed to wait until 2006 to make it to the Mumbai workforce. He performed a lone one-dayer in 2006, earlier than incomes an IPL contract for Rajasthan Royals in 2009.
However, his second of glory got here in 2011, when he was picked by Kings XI Punjab.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com