Robin Uthappa announced retirement on Wednesday (September 14) from all forms of cricket which halted his 18-year-long International career.
Announcing his retirement on Twitter, Uthappa said,"It has been my greatest honour to represent my country and my state, Karnataka".
Uthappa played the first T20 World Cup for India in 2007 under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni as India went on to lift the title.
Robin Uthappa first won the IPL title for KKR while later he played for CSK in Dhoni's captaincy and lifted the IPL title for the second time.
Let's know some of Uthappa's life's interesting facts. Had he not picked up cricket in his childhood, he would have been a hockey player.
Uthappa's father's name is Venu Uthappa, who was an international hockey referee. Uthappa also used to play hockey but later he took up cricket.
Robin Uthappa's father is Hindu and mother is Christian. Uthappa remained a Hindu till the age of 25, but in the year 2011, Uthappa and his sister converted to Christianity.
To give wings to his career, Uthappa found a guru in Praveen Amre. Praveen Amre used to travel with Uthappa wherever he used to play.
When Uthappa was 10-year-old, he got a rare disease Epileptic Seizure which led to increase in his metabolism. Later, with the help of a nutritionist, the disease was cured.