Dhawal Kulkarni to retire after Mumbai's last league game of Ranji Trophy 2023/24 season - Reports

Mumbai stalwart Dhawal Kulkarni is set to bring down the curtains on his illustrious career after the upcoming Ranji Trophy game against Assam, as per TOI. It will be Mumbai’s last league game of the ongoing Ranji Trophy season.

The match is scheduled to begin on Friday (February 16). The veteran bowler has played three of Mumbai’s six games this season. After being benched for the tournament opener against Bihar, he played his first game of the season against Andhra last month. He picked up 3 wickets in the first innings and one in the second as Mumbai won the game by 10 wickets.

In the following game against Kerala, Dhawal Kulkarni went wicketless in the first innings before picking two in the second innings, helping his side win the game by 232 runs. He could not make it to the playing eleven for the game against Uttar Pradesh.

Mumbai lost that game by 2 wickets and recalled the veteran for the following game against Bengal. Against Bengal, Dhawal Kulkarni managed to take just one wicket and was dropped once again for the clash against Chhattisgarh.

Dhawal Kulkarni’s stellar career:

While Dhawal Kulkarni could not enjoy a successful career in international cricket, he did enjoy a stellar career in the domestic circuit. He made his first-class debut for India A in 2008 and went on to become a key member of the Mumbai side.

So far, he has played 95 first-class games and has picked up 281 wickets with the help of 15 five-wicket hauls. He was a part of Mumbai’s last four Ranji Trophy wins. In List A cricket, he has picked up 223 wickets in 130 games with the help of five 5-wicket hauls. The right-arm pacer has also picked up 154 wickets in 162 T20s.

After toiling hard for years in domestic cricket, he finally made his India debut in 2014 during the Birmingham ODI against England. In 2016, he made his T20I debut. Overall, he played 12 ODIs and 2 T20Is for Team India, picking a total of 22 wickets.