Former captain of Pakistan women’s cricket team, Bismah Maroof has suddenly announced her retirement from international cricket. Some time ago he had decided to step down from the captaincy of the team and now Maroof has said goodbye to his 17-year long cricket career.

He has given information about his retirement through social media post. Bismah Maroof made an emotional post and wrote, for 17 years cricket has been not just a game but a passion. A dream came true and it was a journey of unlimited growth. With emotions I say goodbye to the journey of representing Pakistan at the international level.

In the post, he further thanked the Pakistan Cricket Board, captain, coach, fellow players, support staff, friends and family members for supporting him in this journey. Bismah Maroof also thanked his fans.

Pakistan Zindabad! pic.twitter.com/6otSXiXnnI

— Bismah Maroof (@maroof_bismah) April 25, 2024

Made debut for Pakistan in 2006

Let us tell you that Bismah Maroof has represented Pakistan in 136 ODI and 140 T-20 matches. In 132 ODI innings, he scored 3369 runs at an average of 29.55, which included 21 half-centuries. Apart from this, he has scored 2893 runs in 134 T-20I innings. This includes 12 half-centuries.

Bismah commanded the Pakistan team in 34 ODI matches and 62 T-20 matches. In this, the team won 16 ODIs and 27 T-20 Internationals. Let us tell you that Maroof made his international debut in 2006 against arch-rivals India in Jaipur.

She last appeared in the three-match ODI series against the West Indies women’s team at home. In that series, host Pakistan lost 0-3. However, Bismah Marup had scored 91 runs in the series. She is also part of the T20I squad against West Indies Women for the three-match series starting on April 26. But there is a question regarding his availability after his retirement.