Former Pakistan captain Javeria Khan announces retirement from international cricket, calls it a day after playing 116 ODIs and 112 T20Is

Former Pakistan captain Javeria Khan announced her retirement from international cricket on March 21 (Thursday). After serving the Pakistan women's national team for 15 years, Javeria decided to call quits on her glittering career. Javeria announced her decision on social media and also made it clear that she will continue to play in different leagues around the world.

What did Javeria Khan say?

"There was joy and sorrow, but above all a sense of great pride that kept me going for 15 years," Javeria said in a post on X.

"The privilege of wearing Pakistan's jersey was way bigger than the odds that struck through my cricketing journey. I am blessed to have lived my life doing what I loved doing the most and will continue to do so.

"Now when I look back, it gives me great satisfaction to see that the path that my friends and I chose to walk on was least trodden when I started playing professionally but is now open for so many girls in Pakistan.

"Things change, scripts change and new paths beckon. There is a time for everything, and now I believe is the best time to call it a day and announce my retirement. However, I'll be available to play league cricket. I will always be grateful to Pakistan for letting me hold Pakistan's flag globally," she added.

Javeria Khan's career

After making her debut for Pakistan in 2008, right-handed batter Javeria became one of the mainstays of the Pakistan women's team. She represented Pakistan in 116 ODIs and scored 2,885 runs at a strike rate of 62.62. She scored two centuries and 15 fifties for Pakistan in ODIs.

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Javeria also represented Pakistan in more than 100 T20I matches. She scored 2,018 runs in 113 T20Is at a strike rate of 93.38, registering 13 half-centuries in the process.

With the ball, the right-arm off-spinner bagged 17 wickets in ODIs and 11 wickets in T20Is.

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In terms of captaincy, Javeria led the Pakistan women's team in 16 T20Is and 17 ODIs. Javeria last played an international match for Pakistan on February 15, 2023.

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