While whole Pakistan and International cricket community is hailing Shoaib Malik for his International ODI career his wife and tennis ace Sania Mirza while luading Malik said she proud of him after the Pakistan all-rounder announced his retirement from ODI cricket. Malik decided to hang his boots immediately after Pakistan registered a comprehensive 94-run victory over Bangladesh in their last ICC World Cup 2019 match at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground on Friday. Malik, who had announced prior to the tournament that the World Cup will be his tryst with a world event, eventually decided to bid adieu to the fifty over format.
Malik tweeted about his decision to retire from the ODI format.
“Today I retire from One Day International cricket. Huge Thank you to all the players I have played with, coaches I have trained under, family, friends, media, and sponsors. Most importantly my fans, I love you all, #PakistanZindabad,” Malik tweeted.
As soon as Malik announced his decision, many cricketers and wife Sania took to the social-networking platform to congratulate the veteran on an astounding career.
“Every story has an end, but in life, every ending is a new beginning’ @realshoaibmalik, u have proudly played for your country for 20 years and u continue to do so with so much honour and humility. Izhaan and I are so proud of everything you have achieved but also for who ur,” Mirza tweeted.