Injury and vision trouble ended career after 13 matches

A record-breaking Ranji season and Player of the Series on his ODI debut suggested a long India career. Instead, injury and vision trouble ended it after 13 matches. He averaged 106 in first-class cricket and dismissed Jacques Kallis on his Test debut. An eye surgery finished his international prospects.

Eighteen months in bed after the injury broke his rhythm at the wrong time. The vision problems that came after surgery made batting and fielding harder each season. Medical advice pushed him to retire.

He had the talent across formats, but the body stopped cooperating before the schedule could catch up.