Pakistan’s Azhar Ali broadcasts retirement from worldwide cricket, to hold up boots after Lahore Test

37-year-old Azhar Ali stated he cling up his boots after the third and last Test towards England, beginning Saturday in Lahore. Ali will end his profession with 97 Tests and as one of many high run-getters for Pakistan.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Dec 16, 2022 13:38 IST

Pakistan’s Azhar Ali broadcasts retirement from Test cricket (AP Photo)

By India Today Web Desk: Former Pakistan captain Azhar Ali on Friday introduced his retirmenet from worldwide cricket, saying the third and last Test towards England in Karachi can be his final worldwide recreation. Azhar Ali, 37, stated he felt it was the correct time for him to retire from worldwide cricket, giving approach to the youthful crop of batters within the longest format of the sport.

Azhar Ali had retired from ODI cricket in 2018, a yr after enjoying a vital function in Pakistan’s Champions Trophy victory in England.

With 7,097 runs in 96 matches at a mean of 42.49, Azhar is Pakistan’s fifth main Test run-getter behind Younis Khan (10,099), Javed Miandad (8,832), Inzamam-ul-Haq (8,829) and Mohammad Yousuf (7,530).

Azhar Ali scored 67 runs within the first Test towards England in Rawalpindi which the guests received however he was dropped from the second Test in Multan. Pakistan went on to lose the 2nd Test as effectively, conceding an unbeatable 2-0 result in Ben Stokes’s England.

Azhar Ali additionally captained Pakistan in 9 Tests between 2016 and 2020.

“It has been an incredible honour and privilege for me to characterize my nation on the highest degree. Deciding on when to name it a day is at all times robust, however, after considering deeply, I realised that that is the correct time for me to retire from Test cricket,” Azhar Ali said, in a statement from the Pakistan Cricket Board.

“I retire from international cricket as a fulfilled cricketer who ticked most of the goals he had set for himself. Not many cricketers go on to lead their countries, and that I was able to captain Pakistan is a matter of great pride for me. From being a kid who started as a leg-spinner to becoming a mainstay in the Test batting line-up, I had the loveliest moments of my life that I will cherish forever,” he added.

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Dec 16, 2022