Follow UsFormer Pakistan Women captain Javeria Khan, on March 21 (Thursday), announced her retirement from international cricket. The 35-year-old featured in 228 white-ball games but hasn’t played for Pakistan since February 2023.
"There was joy and sorrow, but above all a sense of great pride that kept me going for 15 years. The privilege of wearing Pakistan's jersey was way bigger than the odds that struck through my cricketing journey. I am blessed to have lived my life doing what I loved doing the most and will continue to do so,” Javeria wrote in a social media post.
"Now when I look back, it gives me great satisfaction to see that the path that my friends and I chose to walk on was least trodden when I started playing professionally but is now open for so many girls in Pakistan."
The right-handed batter made her international debut in 2008 and went on to play 116 ODIs and 112 T20Is, scoring close to 5000 runs across two formats. She ends her career with two centuries and 25 fifties. Javeria featured in four ODI World Cups and all editions of the T20 World Cup.
"Things change, scripts change and new paths beckon. There is a time for everything, and now I believe is the best time to call it a day and announce my retirement. However, I'll be available to play league cricket. I will always be grateful to Pakistan for letting me hold Pakistan's flag globally,” wrote Javeria, who captained Pakistan in 16 T20Is and 17 ODIs.
Meanwhile, PCB's head of women's cricket Tania Mallick said: "On behalf of the PCB and all cricket fans, I extend heartfelt gratitude to Javeria Khan for her invaluable contributions to women's cricket in Pakistan.
“Her glittering records with the bat speak for themselves and I am confident that her illustrious career will inspire many girls in the country to not just take up this sport but also excel at it across many years."