Shahid Afridi to call it a day from International cricket following ICC World T20 2016

Shahid Afridi to call it a day from International cricket following ICC World T20 2016: Shahid Afridi probably the most followed and loved cricketer from Pakistan has decided to call it a day from international cricket following the ICC World T20 in 2016. The all-rounder had announced his retirement from ODI cricket after the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 while he expressed his desire to continue playing T20s.

Afridi who held the record for the fastest ODI hundred for as long as 18 years from 1996 till New Zealander Corey Anderson broke it in 2014, is remembered for some superb records and performances both with the bat and the ball in limited over’s cricket. He also holds the record for most sixes by a batsman in ODI cricket.

He was quoted by AFP saying, “I will retire from Twenty20 cricket after next year’s World Twenty20, “I will continue to play county in England and a few Twenty20 leagues but my international career will end next year.”

India is set to host the 6th edition of the World Twenty20 in March and April 2016, with which Afridi said he hoped to bid adieu on a high, “I want to finish my career with pleasant memories and had never thought I will play for Pakistan for so long,”