Gautam Gambhir's former IPL teammate Yo Mahesh retires from all forms of cricket

Former Tamil Nadu and Delhi IPL franchise pacer Yo Mahesh has decided to call it a day on his cricketing career just a day before his 33rd birthday. Mahesh last featured in a competitive game in August 2019 where he played in the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL). His last appearance for Tamil Nadu came in September 2018 against Assam in Chennai.

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Yo Mahesh calls it quits from all forms of cricket

Mahesh was also a part of India’s 2006 U-19 World Cup side and was signed up by the Delhi franchise during the inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League in 2008 where he ended as the leading wicket-taker for the side. A young Yo Mahesh played with the likes of Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir,  AB de Villiers and David Warner among others. The 33-year old picked 16 wickets at an economy rate of 8.77. Despite having a successful season, he could only play one match each in the next two seasons.

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Subsequently, Yo Mahesh was bought by the Chennai IPL franchise in 2011 where he was to under MS Dhoni. However, he could not make a place for himself in the team in the 2011 edition. Mahesh featured in 5 matches in the 2012 edition where he could bag just 3 wickets. Despite several impressive performances, the promising Yo Mahesh career never quite took off. A plethora of injuries kept him out of action, but after getting his knees operated in London, the former Tamil Nadu quick returned to first-class cricket after a gap of five years in 2017 and helped Tamil Nadu get a crucial first-innings lead against Mumbai with two wickets followed by a career-best 103 not out in the Ranji Trophy.

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Yo Mahesh career

Yo Mahesh played 18 matches in the IPL where he managed to bag 21 wickets at a decent average of 23.76 an economy rate of 8.83. As far as first-class matches are concerned, Yo Mahesh played 50 matches and picked up 108 wickets. In List-A, Yo Mahesh played 61 matches and picked up 93 wickets. His batting stats include 1119 and 326 runs he scored in first-class and List A career.

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SOURCE: TNPL TWITTER