Former Pakistan all-rounder Imad Wasim performed every other feat within the cricket records with the aid of completing 1,000 runs and taking 50 wickets in a calendar 12 months in T20s.
The 35-yr-vintage brought a brand new object to the list of his sporting achievements even as debuting for Melbourne Stars in massive Bash League (BBL) Season 13 these days.
He completed his 1,000 runs in T20 cricket after scoring 14 runs in ten balls and have become the fourth cricketer to set the report after Kieron Pollard (2010), Azhar Mahmood (2012) and Andre Russell (2016).
The all-rounder introduced his retirement from global cricket, ending his over eight-12 months-long affiliation with the countrywide facet final month.
In his X, formerly Twitter, the 34-12 months-vintage stressed that it turned into the right time to cease his stint as an worldwide cricketer.
“In latest days i have been doing numerous considering my global career and I’ve come to the realization that now it’s the right time for me to announce my retirement from global cricket.”
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The all-rounder, who hasn’t played for the green Shirts in a few months, thanked the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for all its aid provided to him over the years.
Imad made his international debut in might also 2015 towards Zimbabwe and went on to represent Pakistan in 55 ODIs and 66 T20Is. He took 109 wickets and scored 1,472 runs in his worldwide profession.
Imad has been a key member of the Pakistan crew over the years and became a part of the 2017 Champions Trophy-prevailing squad. He additionally played inside the 2016 T20 world Cup, 2019 global Cup, and 2021 T20 international Cup.
The all-rounder changed into also one of the nice gamers inside the Pakistan top notch League (PSL) Season eight in which the left-passed batter gathered 404 runs in 10 innings at an outstanding 134.66 common and one hundred seventy.forty six strike fee at the same time as also taking 9 wickets with the ball.