Pakistan allrounder Shoaib Malik on Friday announced his retirement from ODI format after the side pulled off a 94-run victory over Bangladesh. The 37-year-old, who did not feature in the game, was given a standing ovation by all the Pakistan players as he left the ground after the celebrations. Calling time on his 20-year-long career, Malik said: \u201cI\u2019ve said earlier that I\u2019d retire from ODIs after the World Cup. I\u2019m here to announce that today. Thanks to my fans who\u2019ve supported me, I love them all.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Malik made his ODI debut in 1999 against West Indies. Since then, he went on to play 287 ODIs for Pakistan in which he hammered 7,534 runs which included 9 tons and 44 fifties. The allrounder also picked 158 wickets during his career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The right-handed batsman has also played 35 Tests in which he has scored 1,898 runs with 3 hundreds and 8 fifties. He has also played 111 T20Is for the side in which he has scored 2,263 runs which include 7 fifty-plus scores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pakistan thumped Bangladesh by 94 runs in their last World Cup group match on Friday but suffered a painful exit as New Zealand pipped them to a semi-final place on net run-rate. Sarfaraz Ahmed\u2019s team needed to smash the world record for margin of victory in a one-day international but a miracle win never looked remotely likely at a sun-drenched Lord\u2019s.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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