At the age of 38, legspinner Karn Sharma ended his international and Indian domestic careers, ending a career that saw him represent India in all three formats. The Railways cricketer made his decision public on Saturday, August 22, shortly after the UP T20 League match between Meerut Mavericks and Kanpur Superstars. He will make his final appearance for Kanpur in their last match of the Lucknow leg on August 25. Karn had a brief but memorable international career. He played one Test, two ODIs, and a T20I for India, all in 2014. After a fine IPL season in 2014, in which he took 15 wickets at an economy rate of 7.42, he made his T20I debut in Birmingham and dismissed Joe Root. He then made his ODI debut in Kolkata, a game made famous by Rohit Sharma's record-breaking 264. A month later, in his Test captaincy debut, Virat Kohli famously picked Karn over Ravichandran Ashwin for the Adelaide Test. Karn managed four wickets in that Test but didn't feature again for India. However, his domestic career spanned nearly two decades. He made his first-class debut for Railways in 2007, and prior to that, he worked for Andhra Pradesh and Vidarbha. He also became a regular presence in the Indian Premier League, winning four titles over the course of his career, including three consecutive titles for Sunrisers Hyderabad, Mumbai Indians, and Chennai Super Kings, respectively, from 2016 to 2018. "I now want to retire...," wrote Karn in his announcement of his decision. I am extremely grateful to my family, BCCI, Railways, UPCA, Andhra, Vidarbha Cricket Association and everyone who has supported me throughout this journey," Karn, 38, said while making the announcement. "After this, I will be available for coaching and other responsibilities related to the game of cricket." Karn appeared in 97 first-class matches and took 270 wickets. He also scored 2866 runs with two hundreds, including one on his Ranji Trophy debut against Jammu & Kashmir.