India captain Rohit Sharma congrats to the experienced batsman Murali Vijay, who on Monday announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket. Vijay played 87 matches for India, scoring 4490 runs. The bulk of the opening batsman’s performances came in the Test format, representing the national team in 61 matches, scoring 3982 runs at an average of 38.29. He has also played 17 ODIs and 9 T20 matches for the Indian team. Taking to Twitter, Rohit wished the 38-year-old batsman all the best for his life.
Rohit tweeted, “Monka well done on your career, great to see you playing some of your masterpieces, especially in Australia. Good luck ahead bhai @mvj888.”
Monka Well done your career brother, it was a pleasure to watch you play some of your masterpieces, especially in Australia. good luck ahead brother @mvj888
– Rohit Sharma (@ImRo45) January 31, 2023
India batsmen other than Rohit Cheteshwar Pujara Also tweeted, “It was a pleasure playing with you @mvj888. Congratulations on a great career. Best wishes for all your future endeavours.”
enjoyed playing with you @mvj888 Congratulations on a great career. Best wishes to you in all your future endeavours. pic.twitter.com/toban1luZx
— Cheteshwar Pujara (@cheteshwar1) January 30, 2023
“Well done Sanyasi @mvj888. Congratulations on a wonderful career and a happy retirement,” tweeted the India all-rounder. Ravichandran Ashwin,
Good monk. @mvj888 Congratulations on a wonderful career and happy retirement pic.twitter.com/CDGOYZGigsW
– Ashwin (@ashwinravi99) January 31, 2023
In a heart-warming post on Twitter, Vijay confirmed that he is open to exploring new opportunities. After ending the ‘BCCI chapter’, Vijay is now looking for opportunities abroad.
Vijay’s last appearance for India came against Australia in a Test match in 2018.
Earlier this month, Vijay spoke about the indifferent treatment he has received, especially in terms of support from the team management. Vijay claimed that he too could have tried a few things if the team management had supported him like Sehwag.
“Consciously, I did not find freedom Virender Sehwag to be honest. Whatever Sehwag got in his life, I did not. If I could get that kind of support and open discussion, I might as well try. The point of honesty is to support the team and how you can contribute for the team at the international level. It is a high-level competition and you don’t get much chance to experiment with different approaches,” Vijay had told WV Raman on Sportstar.
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