Jhulan Goswami, one of the legends of Indian cricket and the highest wicket-taker in women’s ODI history, retired from International cricket today. Given the decades of commitment and sacrifice Goswami has offered Indian cricket, a few tears from fans and friends and alike were to be expected.
Her career lasted for 20 years, during which time her name became synonymous to Indian cricket, so naturally, the legend lacing up her boots for one final time felt so personal. So much so that Harmanpreet Kaur, India Women’s National Cricket Team captain, had tears in her eyes.
Indian Twitter as since been a long list of tweets congratulating Goswami on her legendary career and thanking her for her undying contribution to the sport!
ESPN mentioned, “If the BCCI were to institute a ‘Hall of Fame’ for women’s cricket in India, Jhulan Goswami would certainly feature.” But Sony, which has the broadcast rights, didn’t consider this surreal moment worth the feature. As if the retirement wasn’t sad news enough, we didn’t even get to see her last match on screen. Sony robbed us of this moment, and people weren’t happy about it.
Jhulan Goswami, you were the G.O.A.T, and we are surely gonna miss you!
Check Out | Here’s Everything You Need To Know About Jhulan Goswami, Who Inspired Chakda Xpress