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Punam Raut retires from international cricket
Punam Raut has retired from international cricket with immediate effect, she announced on Thursday.
The 37-year-old represented India in Tests, ODIs and T20Is between 2009 and 2021, playing 112 matches in total.
Her last international appearance was an ODI against England in June 2021.
Raut scored 2,299 runs in ODIs, including three centuries, and also made a Test century against South Africa in 2014.
She was a key part of India's 2017 Women's World Cup run, scoring 381 runs as the team reached the final.
In that tournament, she scored 109 against Ireland and shared a record 320-run opening stand with Deepti Sharma.
India lost the final to England by nine runs, and Raut has not announced any next step in cricket.
Punam Raut announced her retirement from all forms of international cricket with immediate effect on October 15, 2026.
The 37-year-old represented India in four Tests, 73 one-day internationals and 35 Twenty20 internationals.
She scored 3,282 runs across the three formats.
Raut was part of India’s team that reached the 2017 Women’s World Cup final, where it lost to England by nine runs.
- Who
- Punam Raut, a former India batter.
- What
- She retired from all forms of international cricket with immediate effect.
- When
- October 15, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Not stated.
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Raut made her international debut.
She helped India reach the Women’s World Cup final and shared a record 320-run opening partnership with Deepti Sharma against Ireland.
Raut made her last international appearance, against England.
Raut announced her retirement from international cricket.
- Age
- 37
- International career
- Four Tests, 73 ODIs and 35 T20Is
- Runs
- 3,282 across formats
- World Cup
- India lost the 2017 final to England by nine runs
- Record partnership
- 320 runs with Deepti Sharma against Ireland in 2017
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Punam Raut announces retirement from international cricket
India batter Punam Raut retires from all forms of international cricket
Punam Raut retires from international cricket
India women's team batter Punam Raut announces international cricket retirement
Veteran India Batter Punam Raut Quits International Cricket
Punam Raut, part of India's 2017 World Cup run, retires from international cricket
India Cricketer Punam Raut Announces International Retirement
What people are saying
After much thought and reflection, I have decided to retire from international cricket in all formats of the game.
My next innings is about giving back to the game that gave me everything,
Representing India has been the greatest honour of my life.
Cricket gave me more than a career. It gave me a purpose, an identity, and a family,