Cricket: “Cricket” is not just a game but a means of happiness and celebration for millions of fans. However, it did not become so popular just like that. Many legends came into the world of cricket, who made this game even more special by participating in it.

At present, there are very few players left who have had a cricket career of 20 years or more. Recently, one such great player announced his retirement from all three formats of cricket. Let us know in detail in this article, after all, we are talking about a player.

Retirement of a legendary player of the cricket world

A news that came on social media yesterday created a sensation in the cricket world. In fact, Pakistan's senior player and star all-rounder Shoaib Malik announced his retirement from all three formats of cricket during a chat show. Let us tell you that he had already said goodbye to Test and ODI, while Malik has also retired from the limited overs format.

In fact, he said that he will continue playing in the T20 league. However, he has no desire to play for Pakistan anymore. In simple words, Shoaib Malik has not officially retired from T20 International, but he is not going to be seen in international cricket anymore.

Watch the video here:

Shoaib Malik announces retirement pic.twitter.com/BYzYPpFfgm

— ٰImran Siddique (@imransiddique89) July 25, 2024

This is what the career of this player has been like

Shoaib Malik made his international cricket debut for Pakistan in 1999. Since then, he has played 35 Tests, 287 ODIs and 124 T20 Internationals. He has 1898 runs and 32 wickets in his name in Tests.

Apart from scoring 7534 runs in ODIs, he has also taken 158 wickets. In the T20 format, the 42-year-old player has not only scored 2435 runs but has also taken 28 wickets. Apart from this, Shoaib Malik has scored 13360 runs in non-international T20 matches.

He is famous for personal reasons

Pakistan Cricket Team's senior cricketer Shoaib Malik has been quite famous for his personal reasons apart from cricket. He married India's former tennis star Sania Mirza. Recently, both of them got divorced.