File picture exhibits Pakistan’s Bismah Maroof performs a shot in the course of the ICC World Cup Twenty20 Women’s cricket match towards the West Indies on the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on March 16, 2016.
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In a surprise improvement, Bismah Maroof, certainly one of Pakistan’s most high-profile girls cricketers and former captain, on April 25 introduced retirement from all international cricket with quick impact.
Bismah, 32, was pressured into a protracted break from cricket, first resulting from a health concern in 2020 after which after giving start to a child lady in August 2021.
Bismah had grabbed headlines when she took her child to the 2022 World Cup in New Zealand. She was the primary Pakistani lady cricketer to avail a 12-month maternity depart with pay coverage.
A left-handed batter, Bismah made her ODI debut towards India in 2006 and went on to signify Pakistan in 276 international matches, probably the most by any Pakistan girls cricketer. She had made her T20I debut towards Ireland in 2009 She has scored 6,262 international runs, together with 33 half-centuries, and has taken 80 international wickets together with her right-arm leg-spin.
“I have decided to retire from the game I love the most. It has been an incredible journey, filled with challenges, victories, and unforgettable memories,” Bismah mentioned in an announcement.
“I want to express my gratitude to my family, who has supported me throughout my cricketing journey, from the very beginning until now.
“I additionally wish to prolong my due to the Pakistan Cricket Board for believing in me and offering the platform to showcase my expertise. The assist from the PCB has been invaluable, significantly in implementing the first-ever parental coverage for me, which enabled me to signify my nation on the highest stage whereas being a mom.” The head of the Pakistan girls’s cricket wing, Tania Mallik mentioned that the Board was at all times indebted to Bismah for her immense contributions to Pakistan girls’s cricket.
Bismah was a part of the ladies’s staff that gained the Gold Medal twice within the Asian Games, within the 2010 and 2014 editions moreover captaining her nation in 96 international matches.
She competed in 4 editions of the ICC Women’s 50-over World Cup (2009, 2013, 2017, and 2022), captaining the staff within the 2022 version held in New Zealand.
In T20Is, Bismah featured in eight editions of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup between 2009 and 2023 and led the facet within the 2020 and 2023 editions.