Kedar Jadhav draws curtains on 17-year professional cricket career

“Thank you all For your love and support throughout my Career from 1500 hrs. Consider me as retired from all forms of cricket,” Jadhav wrote.

Jadhav began his career in 2007/08 for Maharashtra where he instantly caught the eye for his attacking brand of batting regardless of the format. The middle-order dynamo first burst into the national conscience on his Indian Premier League (IPL) debut in 2010 with a 28-ball half-century against future employers Royal Challengers Bangalore. Jadhav also went on to play for Kochi Tuskers Kerala, CSK, and SRH, where he ended his franchise career in 2021 after going unsold at the ensuing year's mega auction. The batter racked up 93 appearances across 11 seasons and aggregated 1,196 runs at an average of 22.15 and a strike rate of 123.17, managing four half-centuries in the process.

Jadhav's last professional appearance came in the Ranji Trophy against Vidarbha in February, scoring 379 runs in five matches in his final season. The 39-year-old  finished on 6,100 at an average of 48.03, with a stellar 182 against Jharkhand in Pune in January being his 17th ton.