Former Pakistan captain Javeria Khan retires from international cricket

Former Pakistan captain Javeria Khan has retired from international cricket, bringing the curtain down on a career of just under 16 years at the highest level. She bows out after playing 228 white-ball matches for Pakistan and scoring 4903 runs across the two formats. "There was happiness and distress, however over every one of the a feeling of extraordinary pride that pushed me along for a considerable length of time," Javeria, 35, wrote in an online entertainment post. "The honor of wearing Pakistan's pullover was way greater than the chances that struck through my cricketing venture. I'm honored to have carried on with my life doing what I adored doing the most and will keep on doing as such. "Presently when I think back, it gives me extraordinary fulfillment to see that the way that my companions and I decided to stroll on was least trampled when I began playing expertly however is currently open for such countless young ladies in Pakistan." Javeria made her ODI debut in 2008 and played the ODI World Cups in 2009, 2013 and 2017. She likewise played only the one game - against India in Mount Maunganui - in the 2022 release in the wake of going through a low stage structure wise. She was likewise out of Pakistan's T20I side for a considerable length of time prior to getting back in the saddle in November 2022, and afterward played the T20 World Cup in 2023, her last trip for Pakistan. She played every one of the past releases of the opposition, as well. "Things change, scripts change and new ways call," Javeria composed. "There is a period for everything, and this present time I accept is the best opportunity to tap out and report my retirement. Notwithstanding, I'll be accessible to play association cricket. I will constantly be appreciative to Pakistan for allowing me to hold Pakistan's banner around the world." Javeria drove Pakistan in 16 T20Is - including at the T20 World Cup in 2018 and two matches of the 2020 release when Bismah Maroof was harmed. She additionally captained multiple times in ODIs and completed second in the rundown of most noteworthy run-scorers for Pakistan in both the white-ball designs. "For the PCB and all cricket fans, I stretch out genuine appreciation to Javeria Khan for her significant commitments to ladies' cricket in Pakistan," Tania Mallick, PCB's top of ladies' cricket, said in a proclamation. "Her sparkling records with the bat represent themselves and I'm certain that her renowned lifetime will motivate numerous young ladies in the country to take up this game as well as succeed at it across numerous years."

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