Former Hyderabad Captain Ravi Teja Announces First-Class Retirement At 34
Updated - 12 Mar 2022, 12:12 PM
Cricketer Ravi Teja has announced his first-class retirement after playing for 16 years and three different states. He started his career with Hyderabad and then switched to play for Meghalaya. He made his debut back in 2006 and played his last match for Meghalaya earlier this month against Gujarat at Rajkot. He scored a century in the second innings of the match. In between, he played for Hyderabad as well.
Ravi Teja took to his official Instagram to share the news of his first-class retirement. He played 78 matches and scored 4722 runs with an unbeaten 204 as his highest. He struck 12 centuries and 22 half-centuries at an average of 41.06. He also played 85 List A games and scored 2942 runs and 89 T20 matches with 1618 runs to his credit.
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“After having a long and fulfilling career in this wonderful game of cricket, I have decided to retire from First-Class cricket and move ahead in a different direction in my career,” he started his post saying.
Teja was a former India U-19 player and he thanked the BCCI for all their support that he showered on him during his career. His 653-run U-19 season helped him get a contract with the Deccan Chargers in the IPL and push his case for national selection.
Ravi Teja Played For Deccan Chargers And Sunrisers Hyderabad In The IPL
“I would like to thank BCCI for giving me the opportunity to represent India U-19 and India A teams which have been the highlight of my career and which has been an honour and something I would always be proud of. I am grateful to Deccan Chargers and Sunrisers Hyderabad for all their support. IPL has surely been really a lot of fun, exciting and thrilling. It has been absolutely fantastic to learn from the legends,” Teja further added.
He also thanked his state associations for allowing him to represent them for a length of time. He played for Hyderabad Andhra and Meghalaya during his career.
“I would like to thank Andhra Cricket Association for welcoming me warmly into the team and I truly enjoyed playing and achieving some great wins and making some of the most precious friendships for life.
“I feel extremely blessed to have been associated as a professional with a new team – Meghalaya Cricket Association where I had the chance to mentor some young talents with excellent scope in this game and win some of the most exciting games in my career,” Teja concluded saying.
