Asish Bagai has indicated that he is retiring from international cricket – as one of Canada’s finest players of all time, this represents a huge loss to the national programme. His 15 year career with the national team included appearances at three World Cups. In a statement on the Cricket Canada web site Bagai said
“I feel gutted to be leaving the game when Canadian Cricket is going through a tough time but I believe that the young players that have been around for a while now will start stepping up in the coming years. There are some really talented young cricketers in Canada that need some proper guidance to be able to compete at the international level. The future of the game in Canada is really in their hands. The opportunity of making something for themselves is definitely there but it is up to them to show to the world how bad they want it. I will be following them with great interest”
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