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India batter Punam Raut retires from all forms of international cricket

Top-order batter represented India in four Tests, 73 ODIs and 35 T20Is between 2009 and 2021

The Indian Express

Published: Thursday, 15 October 2026 at 6:27 PM

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India batter Punam Raut has announced her immediate retirement from all forms of international cricket.
The 37-year-old represented India in four Tests, 73 ODIs, and 35 T20Is before last playing in 2021.
She was part of India's squad that reached the 2017 Women's ODI World Cup final.

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Indian batter Punam Raut announced her retirement from all forms of international cricket with immediate effect on Thursday. The 37-year-old, who made her decision public via Instagram, last represented the national team in 2021. Across her international career, she featured in four Test matches, 73 ODIs, and 35 T20Is for India.

Raut scored 2,299 ODI runs and was a key member of the Indian team that reached the 2017 Women's ODI World Cup final. She also holds the record for the highest opening stand in women's ODIs, having shared a 320-run partnership with Deepti Sharma against Ireland in 2017.

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