Harbhajan Singh retires from all formats of the game

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“In many ways, I had already retired as a cricketer, but hadn’t been able to make a formal announcement”

Harbhajan Singh said that he had delayed announcing his retirement because of his commitments with KKR in the IPL  

Harbhajan Singh has announced his retirement “from all formats of the game”. In a video message on Twitter, the former India offspinner said that “in many ways, I had already retired”, but because of his commitments with Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL, he was forced to delay the announcement.

“There comes a time in your life when you must take some tough decisions and move ahead. I have been meaning to make this announcement for the last few years, but I was waiting for the right moment to share it with all of you: today, I am retiring from all formats of cricket,” he said. “In many ways, I had already retired as a cricketer, but hadn’t been able to make a formal announcement.

“I haven’t been an active cricketer for a while. But I had a commitment to Kolkata Knight Riders, and wanted to spend the (2021) IPL season with them. But during the season itself, I had made up my mind to retire.”

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Source: ESPN Crickinfo

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