Regardless of being born in Wales and aged 34, Imad discovered himself changed by Mohammad Nawaz for the World Cup held in India.
Sadly, Pakistan’s marketing campaign within the event ended prematurely as they confronted an early exit within the preliminary spherical.
“In current days I’ve been doing a number of eager about my worldwide profession and I’ve come to the conclusion that now could be the precise time for me to announce my retirement from worldwide cricket,” Imad wrote on X.
A left-handed middle-order batsman and a top quality left-arm spinner, Imad performed 55 one-day internationals and 66 Twenty20 internationals for Pakistan.
He scored 986 runs in ODIs and 486 in T20Is. His tally of wickets was 44 in ODIs and 65 within the shorter format.
He was remembered for a match-winning knock of 49 not out in Pakistan’s hard-fought win towards Afghanistan in Leeds through the 2019 World Cup.
However he has since misplaced his place within the facet.
His final worldwide match was a T20I towards New Zealand this 12 months, and he fell out with skipper Babar Azam.
Imad mentioned it was an honour to play for Pakistan.
“I wish to thank the PCB for all for his or her help over time – it has actually been an honour to characterize Pakistan,” Imad added in his assertion, referring to the Pakistan Cricket Board.
“Every of my 121 appearances throughout the ODI and T20I codecs was a dream come true. It is an thrilling time for Pakistan cricket going forwards.”
As a globe-trotting T20 league participant, Imad is more likely to give attention to varied non-international matches.
(With inputs from AFP)
