{"id":12860,"date":"2017-02-21T16:10:28","date_gmt":"2017-02-21T06:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=12860"},"modified":"2017-02-21T16:10:28","modified_gmt":"2017-02-21T06:10:28","slug":"pakistan-all-rounder-shahid-afridi-announces-international-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/pakistan-all-rounder-shahid-afridi-announces-international-retirement\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi announces international retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Monitoring Desk<\/p>\n<p>Shahid Afridi has finally publicly bid adieu to international cricket on Sunday, ending an illustrious 20-year career for Pakistan.<br \/>\nThe 36-yar-old quit Tests and One-Day Internationals (ODIs) in 2015, but wanted to keep playing Twenty 20 (T20) cricket and lead Pakistan at the 2016 world championships in India. Following a dismal T20 world cup, Afridi stepped down as captain but continued playing in the shortest format of the game.<br \/>\nAfridi said goodbye in a best possible way, after a 28-ball 54 for Peshawar Zalmi that nearly won the game against Karachi Kings in the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL).<br \/>\n&#8220;I have said goodbye to international cricket,&#8221; Afridi was quoted from a BBC report. &#8220;I am playing for my fans and will continue to play this league for another two years but its goodbye from international cricket. Now my foundation is important for me. I have played with seriousness and in a professional way for my country.&#8221;<br \/>\nAfridi, who burst onto scene in 1996 with a jaw-dropping 37-ball century against Sri Lanka, played just 27 Tests, scoring 1,176 runs and picking up 48 wickets. He played 398 ODIs, amassing 8,064 runs and bagging 395 wickets.<br \/>\nIn T20 cricket, the veteran played 98 matches with 1,405 runs and 97 scalps<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monitoring Desk Shahid Afridi has finally publicly bid adieu to international cricket on Sunday, ending an illustrious 20-year career for Pakistan. The 36-yar-old quit Tests and One-Day Internationals (ODIs) in 2015, but wanted to keep playing Twenty 20 (T20) cricket and lead Pakistan at the 2016 world championships in India. 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