Parvez Rasool, who on June 15, 2014, became the first cricketer from Jammu and Kashmir to play an ODI match for India, has announced his retirement from international cricket. According to Sportstar, the 36-year-old all-rounder from Bijbehara, who also played one T20I match for India in Kanpur on January 26, 2017, against England, informed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) about his retirement on Saturday (October 18).
In one ODI for India, Rasool bowled 10 overs for the Suresh Raina-led side in Mirpur and picked up two wickets for 60 runs in 10 overs. He opened his account by dismissing Anamul Haque, who was caught by Ambati Rayudu, and then dismissed then-Bangladeshi captain Mushfiqur Rahim. Rahim was caught by Ajinkya Rahane
in that contest.
Rasool made his T20I debut under Virat Kohli’s leadership against Eoin Morgan’s led side at Green Park Stadium and scored 5 runs from six balls after coming out to bat at No. 8. He also bowled four overs in that fixture and picked up one wicket (of Morgan) for 32 runs.
In the IPL, Rasool has 11 matches for three teams – Pune Warriors India, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bengaluru. In those 11 fixtures, he was only able to take four wickets and score 17 runs.
Rasool, however, made a big name for himself in domestic cricket.
Since making his first-class debut for J&K against Himachal Pradesh during the Ranji Trophy Plate Group match in Dharamsala on November 16, 2008, Rasool has played 95 red-ball matches and picked up 352 wickets in addition to scoring 5648 runs.
He has also played 164 List A and 71 T20 matches in which he amassed a total of 3982 and 840 runs, respectively, in addition to taking 221 wickets in List A and 60 in T20s.
“When we started playing, not many took Jammu and Kashmir cricket seriously. But we went on to beat some of the big teams and also fared well in the Ranji Trophy and other BCCI-affiliated tournaments. I led the team for a fairly long period, and it gives me immense satisfaction to have contributed a bit to the team’s success story,” Rasool was quoted as saying by Sportstar.
He won the Lala Amarnath Trophy for the best all-rounder in the Ranji Trophy on two occasions—in 2013/14 and 2017/18.
According to Rasool, who recently cleared the Level-II coaching certificate from the BCCI Centre of Excellence, he wants to do full-time coaching, mentor young cricketers, and also play in overseas leagues.
