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Umar Gul bids farewell to all forms of cricket

Umar Gul Pakistan’s fast pacer bids farewell to all forms of cricket after a 20-year professional career.

The 36-year-old made the announcement of his decision on Friday night, after his team, Balochistan was eliminated from the ongoing National T20 Cup by the Shan Masood-led Southern Punjab.

In a social media message, he said that he had made the decision with a “heavy heart and after a lot of thinking”.

“I have always played for Pakistan with all my heart and 100 percent hard work. Cricket is and will always be my love and passion. But all good things have to come to an end”, he said in a series of tweets.

 

 

Gul made waves in the cricketing world during the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2002 in New Zealand by claiming 11 wickets at 12.72 following a poor debut 2000-1 season.

He has  played 125 first-class, 213 List-A and 167 T20 matches, in which he collected 987 wickets.

In a 237-match international career from 2003 to 2016, Umar Gul took 427 wickets.

The yokerman also played professional cricket in Australia, England, India and Sri Lanka, representing Western Australia, Gloucestershire, Sussex, Kolkata Knight Riders and Uva Next, respectively.

While on domestic grounds he represented HBL, Multan Sultans, North West Frontier Province (now known as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), PIA, Peshawar and as well as Quetta Gladiators.

 

Saman Siddiqui

I am a freelance journalist, holding a Master’s Degree in Mass Communication and an MS in Peace and Conflict Studies, associated with the electronic media industry since 2006 in various capacities. Here at OyeYeah, I cover a range of genres, from journalism to fiction to fashion, including reviews, and fact findings. 

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