Ranji Trophy: After retirement, Virender Sehwag excited about playing against champions Karnataka

Haryana take on Karnataka in their next match of Ranji Trophy.

New Delhi: Indian batsman Virender Sehwag, who has announced retirement from international cricket, is excited about playing his first Ranji match post retirement against reigning champions Karnataka.

Viru, who switched to Haryana from Delhi this season, took to social micro-blogging site Twitter to share his feelings.

First game after my retirement against Ranji champion. Wow — Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) October 22, 2015

The 37-year-old has had a decent outing in the ongoing Ranji season where he scored 92 runs in Haryana's first match against Maharashtra and followed it with scores of 37 and 51 against his old team.

The swashbuckling right-hander had hinted about retiring from international cricket at a conference in Dubai on October 19 and made his retirement official through a statement he issued on October 20, which was also his birthday.