Jammu & Kashmir’s first India representative announces retirement from cricket

subhradeep-choudhury — Mon, 20 Oct 2025 16:09:28 GMT

Jammu & Kashmir’s first India representative announces retirement.

The 36-year-old right-arm spinner, Parvez Rasool, was the first player from Jammu and Kashmir to represent India in international cricket and also became the first player from the region to feature in the Indian Premier League (IPL). On October 19, he retired from all formats of the game. In his 17-year epic career, he played first-class cricket for 15 seasons.

Rasool didn’t feature for Jammu and Kashmir in the last two seasons. The spin all-rounder has claimed 352 wickets at an average of 27.21 in 95 encounters and smashed 5648 runs at an average of around 39 with the help of 16 centuries and 22 half-centuries.

The 36-year-old, who hails from Bijbehara in Kashmir, was one of the consistent members of the domestic level throughout his international career, which didn’t last more than one solitary game in the 50-over format and the shortest format. The last of these came nearly eight years ago. He, however, now has a serious chance of pursuing the coaching of cricket.

Parvez Rasool retires from all forms of cricket after successful stint with Jammu and Kashmir

The 36-year-old spinner has picked up three international wickets in two clashes against Bangladesh and England in ODIs and T20Is, respectively, besides picking up four wickets in 11 IPL innings for three franchises.

“Yes, I've retired from cricket. Obviously, playing for India was the proudest moment of my life. Coming from J&K, which wasn't known much for cricket, I went on to win the Lala Amarnath Trophy for the best all-rounder in the Ranji Trophy on two occasions (in 2013-14 and 2017-18), and became the first from my region to play for India and in the IPL. I feel nice to have contributed to the game.” Rasool expressed during a recent interaction on Times of India (TOI).

“Moving forward, I've cleared my Level-II (coaching certificate from the BCCI Center of Excellence). I want to do full-time coaching, contribute to Indian cricket, and pass on what I’ve learnt from my experience to young cricketers. I want the youngsters to get a chance. You have to retire at some point.” Rasool addressed.