🏏 K Gowtham Retires: 394 Wickets in Storied Career

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Key Takeaways

1📊 394 wickets, 2783 runs incl Ranji ton for Karnataka
2🏆 2018-19 SMAT triumph; 15 wkts key
3💡 Lone ODI: 1-49 vs SL post-Covid call-up
4🔮 Spin void for KSCA Ranji push
5💬 'Bhajji' nickname honors Harbhajan style

"Gowtham, 37, finishes with 394 wickets across formats for Karnataka in a domestic career that spanned for nearly 14 years"

Karnataka offspinner K Gowtham, 37, bids farewell to all cricket after 14 illustrious years, announcing retirement at M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Nicknamed 'Bhajji', he ends with 394 wickets and 2783 runs (1 ton, 5 fifties) in Ranji Trophy. Key in 2018-19 Syed Mushtaq Ali triumph, his lone India ODI cap came via 2021 Sri Lanka Covid call-up (1-49).

Gowtham's domestic dominance spanned Vijay Hazare, Irani Trophy; peaked with SMAT glory. International taste bittersweet post-net bowler role. Venkatesh Prasad-headed KSCA honored his grit, mirroring retirements like Jaydev Unadkat's comebacks.

Gowtham's Legacy: Stats Beyond Spin

394 scalps at under 30 average highlight control; hundred in Ranji rare for bowler. 2018-19 SMAT: 15 wickets, echoing Bhajji's flight. Compared to Karnataka peers (Vinay Kumar 300+ wkts), Gowtham's allround 20+ avg econ shone. Lone ODI mirrors net-to-cap tales like Kuldeep's.