Stuart Binny Announces Retirement From All Forms Of Cricket

Stuart Binny represented India in six Tests, 14 ODIs and three Twenty20 Internationals.

All-rounder Stuart Binny, who holds the record of the best bowling figures in ODI format, on Monday announced his retirement from first-class and international cricket. The 37-year-old Binny began his career with his state Karnataka and represented India in six Tests, 14 ODIs and three Twenty20 Internationals. "I would like to inform you that I have decided to retire from first class and international cricket," Binny, whose father Roger also represented India, said in a statement. "It has given me tremendous joy and pride to have represented my country at the highest international level." While he did not get many international runs under his belt, Binny returned exceptional bowling figures against Bangladesh when he took six wickets for just four runs in an ODI in June 2014 in Dhaka. It remains the best bowling performance in the ODIs till date. He had bettered the record of his compatriot Anil Kumble, who had also taken a six-wicket haul against the West Indies in 1993 but had conceded 12 runs. Binny, who has the experience of 95 first-class matches, played a few Tests with reasonable success under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni.