NEW DELHI: Unexpectedly, considered one of Pakistan‘s most well-known feminine cricket gamers and former captain, Bismah Maroof, declared on Thursday that she could be retiring from all worldwide cricket with instant impact.
The 32-year-old Bismah needed to take a prolonged sabbatical from cricket in 2020 as a consequence of a health concern and once more in August 2021 after giving start to a daughter.
When Bismah introduced her toddler to the 2022 World Cup in New Zealand, it made headlines. She was the primary feminine cricket participant from Pakistan to reap the benefits of the 12-month paid maternity depart program.
Because the most-capped Pakistani girl cricketer with 276 matches performed, Bismah is a left-handed batsman who made her ODI debut in opposition to India in 2006. 2009 noticed her make her T20I debut in opposition to Eire.
Along with her right-arm leg-spin, she has amassed 6,262 runs in worldwide cricket, together with 33 half-centuries, and claimed 80 wickets within the format.
“I’ve determined to retire from the sport I really like probably the most. It has been an unbelievable journey, crammed with challenges, victories, and unforgettable reminiscences,” Bismah mentioned in an announcement.
“I wish to specific my gratitude to my household, who has supported me all through my cricketing journey, from the very starting till now.
“I additionally wish to lengthen my because of the Pakistan Cricket Board for believing in me and offering the platform to showcase my expertise. The assist from the PCB has been invaluable, notably in implementing the first-ever parental coverage for me, which enabled me to characterize my nation on the highest degree whereas being a mom.”
The Board has all the time been grateful to Bismah for her huge contributions to Pakistan ladies’s cricket, in accordance with Tania Mallik, the pinnacle of the ladies’s cricket wing.
Along with captaining her nation in 96 worldwide matches, Bismah was a member of the ladies’s squad that took house the gold medal twice on the Asian Video games, within the 2010 and 2014 editions.
She participated in 4 ICC Ladies’s 50-over World Cups (2009, 2013, 2017, and 2022). Within the 2022 event, which was hosted in New Zealand, she captained the squad.
Between 2009 and 2023, Bismah participated in eight ICC Ladies’s T20 World Cups and captained the group within the 2020 and 2023 competitions.
(With PTI inputs)
The 32-year-old Bismah needed to take a prolonged sabbatical from cricket in 2020 as a consequence of a health concern and once more in August 2021 after giving start to a daughter.
When Bismah introduced her toddler to the 2022 World Cup in New Zealand, it made headlines. She was the primary feminine cricket participant from Pakistan to reap the benefits of the 12-month paid maternity depart program.
Because the most-capped Pakistani girl cricketer with 276 matches performed, Bismah is a left-handed batsman who made her ODI debut in opposition to India in 2006. 2009 noticed her make her T20I debut in opposition to Eire.
Along with her right-arm leg-spin, she has amassed 6,262 runs in worldwide cricket, together with 33 half-centuries, and claimed 80 wickets within the format.
“I’ve determined to retire from the sport I really like probably the most. It has been an unbelievable journey, crammed with challenges, victories, and unforgettable reminiscences,” Bismah mentioned in an announcement.
“I wish to specific my gratitude to my household, who has supported me all through my cricketing journey, from the very starting till now.
“I additionally wish to lengthen my because of the Pakistan Cricket Board for believing in me and offering the platform to showcase my expertise. The assist from the PCB has been invaluable, notably in implementing the first-ever parental coverage for me, which enabled me to characterize my nation on the highest degree whereas being a mom.”
The Board has all the time been grateful to Bismah for her huge contributions to Pakistan ladies’s cricket, in accordance with Tania Mallik, the pinnacle of the ladies’s cricket wing.
Along with captaining her nation in 96 worldwide matches, Bismah was a member of the ladies’s squad that took house the gold medal twice on the Asian Video games, within the 2010 and 2014 editions.
She participated in 4 ICC Ladies’s 50-over World Cups (2009, 2013, 2017, and 2022). Within the 2022 event, which was hosted in New Zealand, she captained the squad.
Between 2009 and 2023, Bismah participated in eight ICC Ladies’s T20 World Cups and captained the group within the 2020 and 2023 competitions.
(With PTI inputs)
