Delhi: Recently, veteran Indian wicketkeeper batsman Dinesh Karthik announced his retirement from international cricket. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) had to face defeat against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the eliminator match. After this defeat, when RCB gave 'Guard of Honor' to Karthik, it became clear that he has retired. Meanwhile, now Indian team's dashing opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan has hinted at retirement. 38-year-old Dhawan believes that now the end of his cricket career is near.

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In an interview with ANI, the right-handed batsman said, “I am going through a transitional phase in my life right now. The phase where my cricket is probably close to retirement and a new phase will start soon. I believe cricket or any sport has an age limit. You can play your best till you are at a certain age. I have maximum 1-2 years or a little more of cricket left in my life.”

He further said, “I tried to perform well in this year's IPL. I prepared accordingly before the tournament, but my luck was bad. Unfortunately I got injured in this year's IPL. I got to play only 4-5 matches for Punjab Kings. I got injured and wasted most of my time. It took time to recover. I am still not fully fit, so I have to think about other things to play cricket.”

Meanwhile, Punjab Kings (PBKS) had a disappointing performance in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. Shikhar's Punjab team finished ninth in the league table. Punjab Kings lost to RCB by 60 runs in their last match. Dhawan suffered a shoulder injury against Sunrisers Hyderabad on 9 April.

Shikhar Dhawan's performance in the 17th edition of IPL

As far as Dhawan is concerned, he played only 5 matches in IPL 2024, in which Gabbar has scored 152 runs at an average of 30.40 and a strike rate of 125.61. During this, his highest score has been 70 runs.

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