India tennis ace Sania Mirza took to social media to post a heartfelt message for husband Shoaib Malik who announced his retirement from ODI cricket in London on Friday. Shoaib Malik said he is quitting from the 50-over format of the game after Pakistan finished their ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 campaign at Lord’s on Friday. Following his retirement from ODIs, Malik said he is disappointed that he is being judged because of the performances in World Cup 2019. Malik did not feature in Pakistan’s playing XI for their final group-stage match against Bangladesh but the superstar all-rounder announced his decision while speaking to the press after the team’s big win. Malik decided to hang his boots immediately after Pakistan registered a comprehensive 94-run victory over Bangladesh in their last ICC World Cup 2019 match at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground on Friday. Malik, who had announced prior to the tournament that the World Cup will be his tryst with a world event, eventually decided to bid adieu to the fifty over format. Malik tweeted about his decision to retire from the ODI format. “Today I retire from One Day International cricket. Huge Thank you to all the players I have played with, coaches I have trained under, family, friends, media, and sponsors. Most importantly my fans, I love you all As soon as Malik announced his decision, many cricketers and wife Sania took to the social-networking platform to congratulate the veteran on an astounding career. ‘Every story has an end, but in life every ending is a new beginning’ @realshoaibmalik 🙃 u have proudly played for your country for 20 years and u continue to do so with so much honour and humility..Izhaan and I are so proud of everything you have achieved but also for who u r❤️ Malik was given a guard of honour by Pakistan cricketers after the Lord’s tie as youngsters and seniors alike embraced the all-rounder who finished his ODI career with 7534 runs at an average of 34.55 from 287 matches.
