Former Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) star Varun Aaron has announced a shock retirement from cricket. The 35-year-old took to his social media account on Instagram to confirm the news with an emotional post.

With limited opportunities, Varun Aaron accepted his inevitable fate and decided to retire from all forms of cricket.

He posted an image that included a message thanking God, his family, friends and coaches who supported him throughout his career and captioned it saying:

“To the beaches and a few pina coladas.”

For the unversed, last year, Aaron had announced his retirement from red-ball cricket after a Ranji Trophy match between Jharkhand and Rajasthan.

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Varun Aaron’s Career Overview

Varun Aaron first came to prominence by clocking 153 kmph during the 2010-11 Vijay Hazare Trophy final against Gujarat and showing his raw pace.

The veteran Indian pacer made his international debut in 2011 and has been a part of 6 different IPL teams throughout his career. Aaron has claimed 44 wickets in 52 IPL matches at an average of 33.66.

Unfortunately, the talented speedster’s career has been plagued by recurring injuries as he was able to represent the country in a total of 18 international matches, finishing with 29 wickets.

Although the former Indian pacer did not get the opportunity to don the tricolor in the shortest format of the game, he represented the Indian cricket team in 9 ODIs and 9 Test matches and took 11 and 18 wickets respectively.

Aaron was also a familiar figure in domestic cricket, securing 168 wickets in 65 first-class games at an average of 33.74, highlighted by six five-wicket hauls. Additionally, he played for Leicestershire in the English County Championship.

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