Will never be too far away from you: Jhulan Goswami issues heartfelt statement after emotional Lord's farewell
After an emotional swansong at Lord's that saw India complete a historic series whitewash against England, Jhulan Goswami confirmed her retirement from all forms of cricket in a heartfelt statement. The legendary pacer finished her career as the leading wicket-taker in women's international cricket with more than 350 wickets across formats.
Jhualn Goswami issued a heartfelt statement after an emotional swansong at Lord's |Courtesy-@BCCIWomen-Twitter
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- Jhulan Goswami confirmed her retirement from international cricket
- Jhulan played her last game for the national team at Lord's
- Jhulan in the highest wicket-taker in Women's cricket history
Less than 24 hours after an emotional farewell at the iconic Lord's Cricket Ground that saw Jhulan Goswami's career have a fairytale ending as the Indian women's team completed a historic series whitewash against the England women's team away from home. Jhulan Goswami issued a heartfelt statement to confirm her retirement from all forms of the game.
In a touching write-up posted by Jhulan on social media, Jhulan stated that hearing the national anthem before every match gave her a sense of pride. She stated that cricket has given her many gifts with the best of it being the various people alongside various walks of life she met during the journey.
Jhulan revealed that it was her dream to play for India since she attended the 1997 Women's World Cup final at Eden Gardens and thanked the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB), Women's Cricket Association of India (WCAI), and Air India for making it happen. She also expressed her gratitude to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) for taking care of her injuries and promised fans that she will never go too far away from them.
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A fitting farewell
Jhulan received a memento from the Indian team before the start of play at Lord's and skipper Harmanpreet Kaur allowed her to conduct the toss. The English team gave her a brilliant guard of honour when she walked out to bat while the Indians also did the same before the start of the second innings. Jhulan bowled a brilliant spell that saw her take two wickets and conceded just 30 runs in the 10 overs which proved crucial in the Women in Blue's brilliant victory.
Jhulan completed her career with 255 scalps in ODI cricket. She is the highest wicket-taker among women in 50-over cricket and also leads the tally of most wickets taken by a women's player in the history of international cricket.
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