Saurabh Tiwary has announced his retirement from all formats of cricket. The left-handed batter will be best remembered for his contributions to the Mumbai Indians team in the IPL. He also played a few ODI matches for India in 2010, with Saurabh Tiwary’s last ODI appearance coming against New Zealand in Chennai on December 10, 2010.
India won that match by eight wickets under Gautam Gambhir’s leadership. Ravichandran Ashwin’s three-wicket haul helped the Men in Blue bowl the Blackcaps out for 103 runs. In reply, India reached 104/2, riding on Parthiv Patel’s half-century. Here is India’s playing XI from Saurabh Tiwary’s last ODI and where are they now.
Batters – Gautam Gambhir (c), Parthiv Patel (wk), Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, Yusuf Pathan and Saurabh Tiwary
India fielded a young squad under Gambhir’s leadership in that five-match series. Gambhir opened with Parthiv, while the middle-order featured Kohli, Yuvraj, Rohit, Yusuf and Tiwary. Only Kohli and Rohit are actively playing for India now.
Gambhir, Patel, Yuvraj and Yusuf have retired. They continue to entertain the fans in Legends League matches. Besides, Gambhir has joined politics, commentary and also works as mentor of KKR in IPL. Patel is the batting coach of MI Emirates and a commentator for JioCinema. Yusuf works as a Hindi commentator for Star Sports.
Bowlers – Ravichandran Ashwin, Munaf Patel, Ashish Nehra and Praveen Kumar
Ravichandran Ashwin led India’s spin attack and scalped three wickets in that ODI. Munaf Patel formed the pace attack along with Praveen Kumar and Ashish Nehra. Ashwin is India’s top all-rounder in Tests now. Nehra, Patel and Kumar have retired. Nehra is the head coach of Gujarat Titans, while Patel plays in T10 Leagues and has his own academy, just like Kumar.
Indian 11 from Saurabh Tiwary’s last ODI
Gautam Gambhir (c), Parthiv Patel (wk), Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Rohit Sharma, Yusuf Pathan, Saurabh Tiwary, Ravichandran Ashwin, Munaf Patel, Ashish Nehra and Praveen Kumar.
