Press Release: WV Raman's retirement (14 August 1999)
This is to announce my retirement from first class cricket
14-Aug-1999
14 August 1999
Press Release: WV Raman's retirement
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This is to announce my retirement from first class cricket. The
prime reason behind this decision is lack of motivation and
also that I am not deriving the same amount of enjoyment like
before. I personally maintained that I would call it a day
whenever I felt the chances of a comeback were ruled out. Even
though there is still a bit of cricket left in me, I do not want
to be an obstacle for the youngsters. I enjoyed every minute of
my playing days and as such there are no regrets. As one who
always saw the positive side of things, I consider it a privelege
to have played with and against some great cricketers. Cricket
has given me everything in life.
I thank Mr. Hanumant Singh for all the encouragement he gave me
throughout my career. I take this opportunity to thank Ravi
Shastri who was largely responsible for me making my debut in
Test cricket. Thanks also to Kris Srikkanth and Bharat Reddy, my
first captains respectively in Duleep and Ranji Trophies. I also
thank Venkataraghavan for all his help.
I thank all the cricketers who played with me for all the good
times they provided on and off the field. I would like to thank
all my family members and my wife for all the encouragement and
support. Thanks also to my friends and well wishers for their
support.
Last but not the least I thank the TNCA for all that they have
done for me all these years. My special thanks to Mr.
Soundararajan Managing Director, Sri Venkatesa Paper & Boards,
who was my first sponsor and also to M/s TVS group of companies,
my first employers. I also owe a lot of gratitude to my present
employers MRF Ltd. I thank all the media agencies and their
reporters.
Finally, if I have hurt anybody, I would like to stress that it
was unintentional and not due to any personal animosity. I wish
the TNCA and all the young cricketers the very best in the
future. I will be happy to see many more cricketers from Tamil
Nadu play for the country. That is it, folks. Adios Amigos.
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