Punam Raut Retires from International Cricket

Punam Raut, who was an Indian woman’s cricket batter, retired from the international cricket in all its formats on October 15, 2026. The batter from Mumbai played for India from 2009 through 2021 in Test matches, ODIs, and T20Is. As part of her retirement speech, Raut stated that playing for India is the biggest achievement of her life and expressed her gratitude towards the Mumbai Cricket Association for their support during her formative years.

Punam Raut Retires from International Cricket

The news about Punam Raut’s retirement was given through an Instagram post, where she revealed the fact that this was after a lot of thought and contemplation.

The last time Punam played for India was in the year 2021 but her retirement was officially announced in October 2026.

In her message, she stressed the fact that cricket helped in shaping her personality and instilled in her resilience and made a lot of memories. She further thanked everyone who contributed in making her move from Mumbai to India possible.

She thanked the Mumbai Cricket Association for giving her many chances and helping her develop in her early cricket days.

Punam Raut’s International Career In Cricket

The international cricket career of Punam Raut spanned all three international formats of women’s cricket. Raut’s participation in the Test matches, ODI and T20Is showed her familiarity with various formats of women’s cricket.

Number of Matches Played

Test Cricket: 4
One Day Internationals (ODIs): 73
Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is): 35
Total Number of International Matches Played: 112

Raut mainly functioned as a top-order batswoman. Raut played international cricket between 2009 and 2021 when women’s cricket gained more recognition in India.

Raut’s retirement signalled the conclusion of her international playing career, but it looks like she still wants to have something to do with the sport.

Plans of Punam Raut After Retirement

According to Raut, retiring from international cricket does not imply that she will bid goodbye to cricket. In her statement, she mentioned that her next goal is to give something back to cricket.

Although she did not say what exactly she will do in future, yet it becomes clear from her statement that she will have something to do with cricket in future.