Pakistan pacer Usman Shinwari announces international retirement

New Delhi [India], September 9 (ANI): Pakistan accelerated bowler Usman Shinwari has decided to extremity his planetary vocation aft playing 34 matches for his federation implicit a six-year period. He past played for them successful 2019, arsenic per the authoritative website of the International Cricket Council (ICC).

The left-arm pacer made his debut successful 2013 against Sri Lanka successful a T20I and aboriginal went connected to marque his ODI and Test debuts, besides against Sri Lanka.

He featured successful 17 ODIs and 16 T20Is, picking up 34 wickets and 13 wickets successful each format, respectively.

His lone quality successful Test cricket came successful December 2019 against Sri Lanka, which besides turned retired to beryllium his last lucifer for Pakistan.

Usman achieved his champion bowling figures successful his 2nd ever ODI, claiming a five-wicket haul against Sri Lanka successful Sharjah.

He recorded his 2nd five-wicket haul, erstwhile again against Sri Lanka, successful 2019 during his penultimate ODI.

Usman was besides portion of the Pakistan squad astatine the Asia Cup successful 2018.

Meanwhile, Pakistan precocious clinched a T20 tri-nation series, defeating Afghanistan by a monolithic 75 runs astatine Sharjah. A superb five-wicket haul and a hat-trick from spinner Mohammed Nawaz helped Pakistan unafraid the victory.

Pakistan ended this tri-nation bid with a full of 4 wins and a loss, portion Afghanistan secured 3 wins and 2 losses, including this nonaccomplishment successful the final. UAE, the hosts, mislaid each their matches. This bid triumph serves arsenic a bully motion for Pakistan, who volition commencement their Asia Cup run present connected September 12 against Oman successful Dubai. (ANI)