Pakistan’s Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq announced his retirement from Test cricket at a press conference in Lahore on Thursday. The 42-year-old announced that Pakistan’s upcoming Test series against West Indies will be his last.
“I am announcing my retirement from international cricket,” said Misbah, according to Pakistan’s Tribune. “The upcoming series against West Indies will be my last.”
“I’ve seen many ups and downs during my career,” he added. “I was dropped from the team played poorly as well at times. But then I had some great moments too where we became the number one Test team in the world. So overall, I am satisfied with my performance.”
“My cricket journey was very good... There were many hardships in my career but for now I am focusing on the present situation,” said Misbah.
He also said that he had not thought immediately about what he would be doing in the future and said he would think about it later.
The 42-year-old also added that he would continue playing domestic cricket and would take a call on when to retire from that later.
Misbah has been Pakistan’s most successful Test captain having led them to 24 wins in 53 matches.