Former Pakistan women's captain Sana Mir is retiring from international cricket after a career that saw her become the most successful female spinner in one-day international history
Pakistani cricket team captain Sana Mir reacts after her team won against India by 2 runs Duckworth Lewis method in rain affected match during their ICC Women's Twenty20 2016 Cricket World Cup match in New Delhi, India, Saturday, March 19, 2016
Former Pakistan women's captain Sana Mir announced her retirement from international cricket Saturday after a glittering career that saw her become the most successful female spinner in one-day international history. The 34-year-old took the top spot in women's ODI rankings in 2018 and helmed the team that took home gold from the 2010 and 2014 Asian Games.
Her rise dovetailed with the growth in sporting opportunities for Pakistani women, who were not allowed to play in open fields in the conservative Islamic country until the early 2000s. "It gives me great satisfaction that I have been part of the great success stories for women's cricket," she said, according to a statement from the Pakistan Cricket Board.She is one of only nine women cricketers to have taken 100 wickets and scored 1,000 runs in ODI matches. But early this year selectors dropped her from the squad for the T20 World Cup in Australia, hinting that her career was nearing an end.
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