Shannon Gabriel West Indies fast bowler retires from international cricket

West Indies fast bowler Shannon Gabriel has retired from international cricket, ending a career that began in 2012. The 36-year-old played 59 Tests, 25 ODIs and two T20Is picking up a total of 202 wickets. "During the beyond 12 years," Gabriel said on Instagram on Wednesday, "I have devoted myself to playing global cricket for the West Indies. Playing this darling game at the most significant level has given me massive pleasure, however as the platitude goes, all beneficial things should reach a conclusion. Today, I'm declaring my retirement from Global cricket. "I, right off the bat, might want to offer my thanks to God for the various favors and the valuable open doors my family and I have gotten during my time playing for the West Indies. Also, I need to stretch out my ardent thanks to Cricket West Indies directors, mentors, and staff individuals. Words can't sufficiently convey the appreciation I have for your persistent effort and backing throughout the long term. To wrap things up, I'm appreciative to my partners and every one of the individuals who have remained by me and upheld me en route. You have made my excursion to the top genuinely extraordinary. "Pushing ahead, I will likely keep addressing my nation [Trinidad and Tobago], club, and establishment groups all over the planet with a similar love and energy I have displayed all through my vocation." Gabriel was at his best in Test cricket, where he utilized his level and his solidarity to extraordinary impact, now and again even on dormant pitches. He holds the fourth-best match-figures for a West Indian - 13 for 121, which he got up against Sri Lanka in June 2018. His capacity to create speed and skip were great enough that West Indies quick bowling legend Courtney Walsh contrasted him with Patrick Patterson and Ian Diocesan. It took some time for him to take advantage of these gifts reliably yet by 2017 he turned into a normal individual from the group and was essential for renowned successes like the one against Britain at Headingley. The other defining moment of Gabriel's vocation accompanied the bat, when he took hit in Dominica with West Indies nine down against Pakistan. There were simply seven balls left to draw the Test, and with it, the series. He went for a major trudge and got bowled. This was 10 days after he put in a Player-of-the-Match execution to help West Indies to a return quickly triumph. Gabriel ran into additional difficulty in 2019 when he was restricted for four ODIs subsequent to offering an obviously homophobic comment at Joe Root. He acknowledged the assent and apologized for his way of behaving yet demanded, later, that the episode was dramatically overemphasized. Gabriel last addressed West Indies in July 2023 however has since been dynamic in homegrown cricket, playing for Trinidad and Tobago. Last year, he was essential for the Abu Dhabi T10 too.