Ok. Gowtham (white shirt) along with his spouse and daughter, alongside KSCA workplace bearers Santosh Menon (left), Venkatesh Prasad and Sujith Somasunder (proper).
| Picture Credit score: Ashwin Achal
All-rounder Ok. Gowtham, architect of many a well-known victory for Karnataka, introduced his retirement right here on Monday.
An off-spinner and attacking batter, Gowtham featured in 59 First Class and 68 Record ‘A’ video games for Karnataka. The 37-year-old, a gritty and combative presence on the sphere, earned one ODI cap for India (in opposition to Sri Lanka in 2021).
His memorable performances embrace an eight-wicket haul in opposition to Tamil Nadu within the Ranji Trophy in 2019, which powered Karnataka to an thrilling 26-run win. Gowtham’s final First Class fixture got here in February 2023.
Within the 2019-20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy closing in opposition to Tamil Nadu, Gowtham defended 13 runs within the final over to present his facet a one-run victory.
Gowtham made historical past as the costliest uncapped participant in IPL historical past when he was signed by Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK) for ₹9.25 crore on the 2021 public sale. In 2018, Gowtham was signed for ₹6.2 crore by Rajasthan Royals.
Gowtham spoke with satisfaction about representing Karnataka for the whole lot of his home profession.
“Whereas I had the choice of going to a different State, I by no means critically thought-about it. I started my journey as a proud Karnataka cricketer, and I by no means thought of enjoying for one more State,” Gowtham mentioned on Monday.
Printed – December 22, 2025 06:27 pm IST
