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Sarfaraz, who is one of the three captains to win an ICC trophy for Pakistan, last...
Read More Former Pakistan men’s cricket team captain Sarfaraz Ahmed last played for the Men in Green in December 2023 during a Test match staged against Australia at Optus Stadium in Perth. Since then he has played a very limited number of matches in domestic cricket as well and also quit the Pakistan Super League (PSL). He recently took over the role of Team Director for the Quetta Gladiators, and for many fans and followers of the game, it was an indication that his days as a professional cricketer are over and soon he will announce his retirement from the game.
But ahead of the start of the 2025 edition of the PSL, the captain of the Pakistani team that won the Champions Trophy title in 2017 by getting the better of India in the final has no plans to take retirement in the near future and is still hopeful about making a comeback. “I haven’t announced my retirement yet," Sarfaraz was quoted as saying by Cricket Pakistan. “When someone has played cricket all their life, it obviously hurts to stay away from the game.
There comes a time when every player has to step away from cricket, but I try to make the most of whatever matches I get." “I still keep some hope alive that maybe I’ll get another chance. I never said that I have to play for Pakistan — of course, it’s every player’s dream to represent their country.
I just want to perform well in whatever cricket I play and give my 100 per percent." “When I feel the moment has arrived, I’ll say it myself — yes, my cricket is over now," he added. Sarfaraz, who is one of the three captains to win an ICC trophy for Pakistan, made his international debut for the Men in Green against India during an ODI match played in Jaipur on November 18, 2017.
In the last 18 years, Sarfaraz has played a total of 54 Tests, 117 ODIs and 61 T20Is for the Pakistan men’s cricket team and, with the help of six centuries and 35 fifties, has scored 6164 runs. Before making his international debut, Sarfaraz also led Pakistan in the U-19 World Cup and helped them win in the 2006 edition of the tournament by getting the better of India by 38 runs in Colombo..
