Zaheer Khan to announce retirement from international cricket today

New Delhi: Indian speedster Zaheer Khan, who has been a match-winning for India on numerous occasions in the past, is all set to announce his retirement from international cricket today.

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Rajeev Shukla confirmed the news through his Twitter account.

Zaheer khan to announce his retirement today My best wishes to him for post retirement carrier — Rajeev Shukla (@ShuklaRajiv) October 15, 2015

Shukla also said that he was hopeful that Khan will continue playing in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Hope Zaheer khan will keep on playing Ipl — Rajeev Shukla (@ShuklaRajiv) October 15, 2015

 

Zaheer Khan made his ODI debut on October 3, 2000 vs Kenya at Nairobi. It was a memorable debut for him as he picked three wickets for 48 runs in 10 overs.

Zaheer played 200 ODIs for India and picked 282 wickets.

He made his Test debut against Bangladesh against Bangladesh at Dhaka in 2000.

In whites, Zaheer played 92 matches and picked 311 wickets.