New Delhi,Updated: March 7, 2024 22:46 (IST)
Afghanistan's number nine ODI cap Noor Ali Zadran retired from international cricket on Thursday after two Tests, 51 ODIs and 23 T20Is. Zadran, who scored a 28-ball 45 in Afghanistan's first-ever one-day international against Scotland in the 2009 ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier, played his final Test against Ireland at Tolerance Oval last week.
The 35-year-old opener retired with 1216 ODI runs, including a century and a fiftie. He made his T20I debut in 2010 and his last T20I was in 2023. The opening batsman also made a surprise Test debut earlier this year after being called up for the longest version of the match for the first time. Interestingly, Zadran was given a Test cap by his nephew and teammate Ibrahim Zadran. The duo then combined for an opening stand of 106 in the bottom of the second innings of a Test match.
He last played in the 2019 ODI World Cup before being recalled to Afghanistan's T20I squad for the Asian Games in October 2023. In the Asian Games, he scored 51 and 39 points in the matches against Sri Lanka and Pakistan respectively, but Afghanistan defeated both teams in the final match against India, but due to rain the results were not given and India won the gold medal. obtained. They were a top team.
Noor Ali was a member of Afghanistan's first official one-day international team, which played against Scotland in Benoni in April 2009. At that time, Noor Ali became the first batter and made 45 hits on 28 pitches, helping the team win by 89 runs. Noor's first Twenty20 International in February 2010 was Afghanistan's second match in the format. One of the milestones of his career was his half-century against India in the 2010 T20 World Cup, Afghanistan's first appearance. He was also part of the team that defeated Zimbabwe in the first round of the 2016 T20 World Cup.
