Former Pakistan captain Javeria Khan retires from world cricket

“There used to be pleasure and sorrow, however above all a way of serious satisfaction that saved me going for 15 years,” Javeria, 35, wrote in a social media publish. “The privilege of dressed in Pakistan’s jersey used to be manner larger than the percentages that struck thru my cricketing adventure. I’m blessed to have lived my existence doing what I cherished doing probably the most and can proceed to take action.

“Now after I glance again, it provides me nice pride to look that the trail that my buddies and I selected to stroll on used to be least trodden after I began taking part in professionally however is now open for such a lot of ladies in Pakistan.”

Javeria made her ODI debut in 2008 and performed the ODI Global Cups in 2009, 2013 and 2017. She additionally performed simply the only sport – in opposition to India in Mount Maunganui – within the 2022 version after going thru a low segment form-wise. She used to be additionally out of Pakistan’s T20I facet for 15 months earlier than making a return in November 2022, after which performed the T20 Global Cup in 2023, her final day trip for Pakistan. She performed the entire earlier editions of the contest, too.

“Issues alternate, scripts alternate and new paths beckon,” Javeria wrote. “There’s a time for the whole lot, and now I imagine is the most productive time to name it an afternoon and announce my retirement. Then again, I’m going to be to be had to play league cricket. I can at all times be thankful to Pakistan for letting me dangle Pakistan’s flag globally.”

Javeria led Pakistan in 16 T20Is – together with on the T20 Global Cup in 2018 and two fits of the 2020 version when Bismah Maroof used to be injured. She additionally captained 17 occasions in ODIs and completed 2d within the record of perfect run-scorers for Pakistan in each the white-ball codecs.

“On behalf of the PCB and all cricket lovers, I prolong heartfelt gratitude to Javeria Khan for her helpful contributions to girls’s cricket in Pakistan,” Tania Mallick, PCB’s head of ladies’s cricket, mentioned in a observation. “Her glittering data with the bat talk for themselves and I’m assured that her illustrious profession will encourage many ladies within the nation not to simply take in this recreation but additionally excel at it throughout a few years.”