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Afghanistan’s Noor Ali Zadran bids farewell to international cricket
Afghanistan’s Noor Ali Zadran bid adieu to international cricket on Thursday after two Test matches, 51 ODIs and 23 T20Is.
Zadran, who starred with a 28-ball 45 in Afghanistan’s first-ever ODI against Scotland at the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers in 2009, played his final game last week at the Tolerance Oval in the Test match against Ireland.
The 35-year-old opener retires with 1216 runs in ODIs including a hundred and seven fifties. He made his T20I debut in 2010 and last played a T20I in 2023.
The opening batter also made a surprising Test debut earlier this year after earning a maiden call-up to the longest format of the game.
Interestingly, Zadran was presented his Test cap by his nephew and fellow teammate Ibrahim Zadran. The duo then combined in an opening stand of 106 in the second innings of the Test match.
(With inputs from icc-cricket.com)