Tezzbuzz Desk Former Indian women's cricket team opening batsman Poonam Raut has said goodbye to international cricket. Poonam, who hails from Mumbai, announced her retirement by issuing a statement on Instagram on Thursday, October 15. He described playing for the Indian team as the biggest honor of his life. Poonam was away from international cricket for the last five years. During this period, she was not active in domestic cricket and did not even get an opportunity to play in the Women's Premier League (WPL).
Poonam Raut's international career may be over now, but her contribution to Indian women's cricket will be remembered for a long time. He especially made his mark with his batting in ODI cricket. She performed brilliantly in the final of the Women's ODI World Cup held in England in 2017. Poonam had played an innings of 86 runs in the title match against England. However, the Indian team had to face a close defeat in this exciting match. Despite this, Poonam's innings remained among the memorable performances of the tournament. Another major achievement of Poonam's career is the record of the biggest partnership in women's ODI cricket. Along with Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma, he added 320 runs for the first wicket against Ireland in 2017. Poonam had scored 108 runs in this historic partnership. This has been the only partnership of more than 300 runs in women's ODI cricket. This performance gave a special recognition to the pair of two players in Indian women's cricket.
Poonam Raut started her international career with ODI cricket in the year 2009. In the same year he also entered T20 International cricket. His T20 career ended in 2014, while he made his Test debut in the same year. After this she remained a part of the Indian team till 2021. In her international career spanning nearly 12 years, she demonstrated her batting in all three formats. Talking about statistics, Poonam played four Test matches for India and scored 264 runs with the help of one century. In ODI cricket, he scored 2299 runs in 73 matches, which included three centuries and 15 half-centuries. At the same time, she has 719 runs in her name in 35 T20 International matches with the help of four half-centuries. Poonam Raut's retirement is the end of the international journey of an experienced player of Indian women's cricket. The memorable innings of the World Cup final and the record partnership with Deepti Sharma will be counted among the biggest achievements of her career. Now with her departure from international cricket, her contribution to the Indian women's team will be remembered.