Stuart Binny Announces Retirement From Domestic And International Cricket

Binny had an outstanding bowling performance against Bangladesh in an ODI in Dhaka in June 2014, when he grabbed six wickets for only four runs.

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On Monday, Stuart Binny, the India all-rounder who holds the record for the greatest ODI bowling statistics, announced his retirement from domestic and international cricket.


Stuart, 37, began his career with Karnataka and went on to play for India in six Tests, 14 One-Day Internationals, and three Twenty20 Internationals.

“The game of cricket runs through my blood, and I will always look to give back to the game that has given me everything,” said Stuart, whose father Roger Binny was a member of the 1983 World Cup winning team. “I just felt it’s time for me to move on from a player to coaching…and I have a lot to give back to cricket in that department… also now since I am a level 2 coach with the NCA, he added.

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“I would like to inform you that I have decided to retire from first-class and international cricket. It has given me tremendous joy and pride to have represented my country at the highest international level.”

Stuart still retains the record for the best bowling performance by an Indian in an ODI match. In Dhaka in 2014, he scored 4.4-2-4-6 versus Bangladesh. He had surpassed his compatriot and leg-spinner legend Anil Kumble's six-wicket haul against the West Indies in 1993, despite conceding only 12 runs.

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Stuart played 95 first-class matches for Karnataka, and he made his Test debut against England in July 2014, scoring 78 in his second innings, which remains his lone fifty in six Tests. The US terminated his international career with a 31-run defeat in a T20 match against the West Indies in Florida, when Evin Lewis struck him for five sixes and never recovered, and he was trolled by by cricket fans rather nastily.

He appeared in six Tests, fourteen One-Day Internationals, and three Twenty-20 Internationals, scoring 459 runs and taking 24 wickets.
Stuart is most known for punching above his weight and giving it his all, even though his famous father Roger had to resign from the selection committee owing to a conflict of interest.

Stuart expressed gratitude to the BCCI, his different teams, teammates, and coaches for their contributions to his growth as a cricketer.


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