Gujarat’s former captain Priyank Panchal, who has additionally led India A up to now and featured within the senior squad, has introduced his retirement from all forms of cricket, the Gujarat Cricket Association mentioned on Monday (May 26, 2025).
The 35-year-old Panchal performed 127 First-Class video games and amassed 8,856 runs at 45.18 with 29 centuries and 34 fifties.
The right-handed opening batter additionally performed 97 List A matches, scoring 3,672 runs at 40.80 with eight tons and 21 fifties whereas in 59 T20s, he made 1,522 runs at 28.71 with 9 half-centuries.
“Gujarat Cricket Association congratulates Mr Priyank Panchal on a fantastic career. The batter has announced his retirement from all formats of cricket on Sunday May 26, 2025,” GCA secretary Anil Patel mentioned in an announcement.
“A right-handed batter, Priyank has donned the national colours for India A as a captain. He was prolific run scorer as an opening batter represented Gujarat CA in the domestic circuit for more then 17 years.”
Panchal has been a component of the Indian Test group on a pair of events, together with being referred to as as a substitute for an injured Rohit Sharma. In the house Test collection towards England in 2021, Panchal was named amongst reserve openers alongside Abhimanyu Easwaran.
Panchal had a breakthrough 12 months in 2016-17 within the Ranji Trophy when he scored 1,310 runs with a highest particular person rating of 314 not out. It was a season wherein Gujarat gained the premier home competitors.
He was additionally a pat of the title-winning Gujarat groups in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2015-16 and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in 2012-13 and 2013-14.
Published – May 27, 2025 04:02 am IST
