Murali Vijay retirement: Is Murali Vijay retired from international cricket?

Dixit Bhargav | 24/06/2022
Murali Vijay retirement: Is Murali Vijay retired from international cricket?

Murali Vijay retirement: The veteran Indian batter will return to competitive cricket after 21 months tonight.

A dramatic Tamil Nadu Premier League 2022 season opener between Chepauk Super Gillies and Nellai Royal Kings in Tirunelveli last night will be followed by the second match of the season between Dindigul Dragons and Ruby Trichy Warriors at the same venue tonight.

One of the four teams in the playoffs last season, Dragons had lost to eventual champions Super Gillies in Qualifier 2. Table-toppers Warriors, on the other hand, had also ended up losing to Chepauk albeit in the final.

While TNPL 2022 Match 2 will comprise of several current Tamil Nadu cricketers, veteran batter Murali Vijay is quite likely of catching the attention of fans.

Murali Vijay retirement

Vijay, 38, will be returning to competitive cricket 21 months after last playing for Chennai Super Kings in an Indian Premier League 2020 match against Delhi Capitals at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

Readers must note that Vijay continues to be an active Indian cricketer and hasn’t announced retirement from any format. It’s just that he is returning after a “personal break” from cricket.

“I want to play as long as possible. Just took a personal break. I have a young family and wanted to take care of them. I’m enjoying my cricket now and I’m feeling fit, hopefully, I can do my bit for my team and TNPL,” Vijay had said at a TNPL event in Chennai earlier this week.

Vijay, who last represented Tamil Nadu in a Ranji Trophy match against Karnataka in December 2019, had played the last of his 87 matches for India in the form of a Test match against Australia in December 2018.

Post Edited By: Dixit Bhargav
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Dixit Bhargav

Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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