Parvez Rasool, the all-rounder who made history as the first cricketer from Jammu Kashmir to represent India at the international level, has announced his retirement from international cricket.

The 36-year-old player from Bijbehara in south Kashmir informed the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) about his decision on Saturday, October 19, and made it official on Monday.

Rasool first donned the Indian jersey on June 15, 2014, making his One Day International (ODI) debut against Bangladesh in Dhaka. Three years later, he appeared in a T20 International against England in Kanpur on January 26, 2017. Although his international career comprised just two matches—one ODI and one T20I—his journey from a small town in a conflict-ridden region to the Indian team remains one of the most r

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