India Left-Arm Spinner Announces Retirement! 'No Regrets...End Of A Golden Chapter'

India Left-Arm Spinner Announces Retirement! 'No Regrets...End Of A Golden Chapter'

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Last Updated: August 22, 2025, 10:46 IST

Gouher Sultana made her international debut in 2008 and player her last match for India in 2014.

Gouher Sultana took 95 wickets during her international career. (Picture Credit: IG/megouhersultana)

India’s women left-arm spinner Gouher Sultana has announced her retirement from all forms of cricket. In a post on social media, Sultana said it’s been the “greatest honour" to represent the country at the highest level of the game.

The 37-year-old Sultana played 50 ODIs and 37 T20Is for India after debuting in 2008. She last represented the country in April 2014.

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However, Sultana successfully returned to cricket in the 2024 and 2025 Women’s Premier League seasons, playing for UP Warriorz.

“To have represented India at the highest level – in World Cups, tours and battles that tested both skill and spirit – has been the greatest honour of my life," Sultana wrote in an Instagram post announcing her retirement on Thursday.

“Every wicket taken, every dive in the field, every huddle with my teammates has shaped the cricketer and the person I am today," she added.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Gouher Sultana (@megouhersultana)

Sultana picked up 66 wickets in ODIs at an average of 19.39, and 29 scalps in T20Is at an average of 26.27.

She participated in two ODI World Cups, in 2009 and 2013, taking 12 wickets in 11 matches.

Sultana also played in three T20 World Cups from 2009 to 2014, claiming seven wickets.

She is currently a BCCI Level 2 coach.

Here’s full text of her retirement post

“Adieu with a smile"

After years of wearing the Indian jersey with pride, passion, and purpose – the time has come to pen down the most emotional note of my cricketing journey.

With a heart full of memories and eyes welled with gratitude, I announce my retirement from all forms of the game.

From the dusty bylanes of Hyderabad to the grand stages of world cricket, this journey has been nothing short of a dream – one etched with sweat, sacrifice, and countless hours of silent grind.

To have represented India at the highest level-in world cups, tours, and battles that tested both skill and spirit-has been the greatest honour of my life. Every wicket taken, every dive in the field, every huddle with my teammates has shaped the cricketer and the person I am today.

There were days of triumph and nights of introspection. Injuries, comebacks, heartbreaks and high-fives – the game gave me everything. And now, as I step away from this cherished chapter, I do so with no regrets, only overwhelming gratitude.

To my teammates – thank you for the camaraderie and the countless shared battles. To the coaches, selectors, support staff, and administrators who believed in me-thank you for giving wings to my ambition.

To my mother and sister-you were my anchor, my storm, and my calm. Cricket will always be home. Though the curtain falls on my career as a player, my love for the game burns brighter than ever. I look forward to contributing to the sport in newer ways to inspire, guide, and serve the game that made me who I am.

This isn’t goodbye. It’s just the end of a golden chapter.

With folded hands and an overflowing heart,

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