Kolkata: Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly announced his retirement from all levels of the game, he will not feature in the Indian Premier League as well. Ganguly retired from the international arena in 2008.

"I had a wondeful time playing in the IPL for five seasons. It gave me a chance to keep playing top-class cricket even after quitting international cricket. But I can't go on forever, and I have requested the franchise owners not to consider me for IPL 6," Ganguly told The Times of India.

Ganguly earlier requested Bengal selectors not to pick him in the Ranji Trophy match against Rajasthan confirmed that he won’t be playing any first-class cricket.

"It is tough to play a whole season of first-class cricket when you know that you are not going to play for India. I kept playing first-class cricket because you cannot just turn up for IPL without any sort of preparation," Ganguly was quoted saying in the report.

"Twenty20 is a very demanding format. I will be almost 41 by the time IPL 6 ends. It would have been very tough for the body," he said.

By Indian Sports News Network