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Pakistan has won the ODI World Cup under the captaincy of Imran Khan.
Mohammad Aamir returns to Pakistan team after 5 years
Shahid Afridi has returned to Pakistan team from retirement several times.
New Delhi. In any sports, players retire from the game due to increasing age, injury problems, controversies or poor form. The decision of retirement is very emotional for any athlete. One day they have to leave the sport they love due to the above mentioned reasons. People feel that they will no longer be able to see their favorite players on the field, hence it is a disappointing moment for them too. Two cricketers of Pakistan have become the subject of discussion who have returned to cricket after breaking their retirement. Mohammad Aamir and Imad Wasim have also got a place in the team for the upcoming T20 series against New Zealand. Before this, everyone from Shahid Afridi to Misbah ul Haq, Imran Khan and Mohammad Hafeez have also returned from retirement. Not only this, he also proved himself again through his game. One even made Pakistan the world champion under his captaincy after coming back from retirement.
Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan retired after the 1987 World Cup. After this, at the behest of the then President Zia ul Haq, he returned to international cricket within a year. After 5 years of return, Imran Khan led Pakistan to the ODI World Cup trophy in 1992 under his captaincy. Imran Khan was a legendary all-rounder of Pakistan. Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has returned from retirement not once but many times. Afridi did this for the first time in the year 2006. He even announced his retirement from Test cricket. But in 2010 he returned as captain.
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Shahid Afridi came back from retirement several times
Shahid Afridi announced his retirement from ODI cricket after rift with PCB after the 2011 ODI World Cup. Everything went well with the board at the end of the year and he made a comeback in the 2015 World Cup. Finally, Afridi officially announced in 2018 that he would no longer be seen in international cricket. Mohammad Amir, who has served a jail sentence on match-fixing charges, played his last international match in 2020. After this, this left arm pacer has returned to the Pakistani team. Aamir will participate in the 5-match home T20 series against New Zealand from April 18. After this, he will also be seen bowling in the T20 World Cup.
Hafeez broke his retirement and played the World Cup
Misbah ul Haq, who made his debut in international cricket for Pakistan in 2001, played his last match in 2017. However, later he came out of retirement in 2019 and took part in Pakistan Super League. After this, in the year 2019, Misbah became the head coach and chief selector of Pakistan national team. Famous all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez, known as Professor, had said goodbye to Test cricket in 2018. During this period he continued playing limited overs cricket. In 2020, he announced his retirement from all formats of cricket. Two years later, he returned in the 2021 T20 World Cup.
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Tags: Imad Wasim, imran khan, misbah ul haq, mohammad amir, mohammed hafeez, shahid afridi
FIRST PUBLISHED: April 10, 2024, 12:46 IST