Every ending is a new beginning: Sania Mirza lauds husband Shoaib Malik on retirement
London/Hyderabad, July 6 (IBNS): Praising former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik who has retired from the One Day International (ODI) cricket, wife and Indian tennis player Sania Mirza took to social media to share a heartfelt message.
In a tweet, Sania tried to cheer her husband saying endings are actually beginnings in life.
"‘Every story has an end, but in life every ending is a new beginning’ @realshoaibmalik u have proudly played for your country for 20 years and u continue to do so with so much honour and humility..Izhaan and I are so proud of everything you have achieved but also for who u r" Sania tweeted.
‘Every story has an end, but in life every ending is a new beginning’ @realshoaibmalik 🙃 u have proudly played for your country for 20 years and u continue to do so with so much honour and humility..Izhaan and I are so proud of everything you have achieved but also for who u râ¤ï¸
— Sania Mirza (@MirzaSania) July 5, 2019
However, Malik will continue to play the T20 format.
In his ODI career, Malik 287 played One-day Internationals (ODIs) and scored 7534 runs at an average of 34.55.
Earlier, the right-hand batsman had tweeted saying, "Today I retire from One Day International cricket. Huge Thank you to all the players I have played with, coaches I have trained under, family, friends, media, and sponsors. Most importantly my fans, I love you all#PakistanZindabad."
Today I retire from One Day International cricket. Huge Thank you to all the players I have played with, coaches I have trained under, family, friends, media, and sponsors. Most importantly my fans, I love you all#PakistanZindabad 🇵🇰 pic.twitter.com/zlYvhNk8n0
— Shoaib Malik 🇵🇰 (@realshoaibmalik) July 5, 2019
Malik, however, was given only three matches to play for Pakistan in the Cricket World Cup 2019.
When he was asked whether the decision not to give him much opportunity was right, the cricketer said: "It is alright to make changes when a team is not playing well. Also the cricketer who had replaced me was successful. I won't say seniors should be given more chances or something like that. But yes, judging a person in two-three matches is something which I don't approve."
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