Mumbai stalwart Dhawal Kulkarni is all set to bring down the curtain on his illustrious career after the upcoming Ranji Trophy match against Assam, according to TOI. It will be Mumbai’s last league match of the ongoing Ranji Trophy season.
The match is scheduled to begin on Friday (February 16). The veteran bowler has played three of Mumbai’s six matches this season. After being benched for the first match of the tournament against Bihar, he played his first match of the season against Andhra last month. He took 3 wickets in the first innings and one in the second as Mumbai won the game by 10 wickets.
In the next game against Kerala, Dhawal Kulkarni went wicketless in the first innings before picking two in the second innings, helping his team win the game by 232 runs. He could not make it to the playing eleven for the match against Uttar Pradesh.
Mumbai lost that game by 2 wickets and recalled the veteran for the next game against Bengal. Against Bengal, Dhawal Kulkarni managed to take just one wicket and was dropped once again for the clash against Chhattisgarh.
Dhawal Kulkarni’s stellar career:
While Dhawal Kulkarni could not enjoy a successful career in international cricket, he did enjoy a stellar career in the domestic circuit. He made his first-class debut for India A in 2008 and became a key member of the Mumbai team.
So far, he has played 95 first-class matches and has picked up 281 wickets with the help of 15 five-wicket hauls. He was part of Mumbai’s last four Ranji Trophy wins. In List A cricket, he has taken 223 wickets in 130 games with the help of five 5-wicket hauls. The right-arm pacer has also picked up 154 wickets in 162 T20s.
After toiling for years in domestic cricket, he finally made his India debut in 2014 during the Birmingham ODI against England. In 2016 he debuted in the T20I. In total, he played 12 ODIs and 2 T20Is for Team India, picking a total of 22 wickets.
