Sarfaraz Ahmed Retirement: After the T20 World Cup 2026, Pakistan’s legendary wicket-keeper batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed surprised the cricket world by suddenly retiring, ending his career that lasted for almost two decades. Sarfaraz was one of the most successful captains for Pakistan.
Under the captaincy of Sarfaraz, Pakistan won the Champions Trophy title in 2017. Pakistan had defeated Team India in the final of the tournament. This is Pakistan’s only title in the Champions Trophy so far. Let us tell you that Sarfaraz made his international debut on November 18, 2007 in the ODI played against India in Jaipur.
Pakistan captaincy record
Sarfaraz, who played a total of 232 international matches in his career, captained Pakistan in 100 matches in all three formats. He commanded Pakistan in 50 ODIs, 37 T20 Internationals and 13 Tests. Under his captaincy, Pakistan team achieved number one ranking in T20 and made a record of winning 11 consecutive T20 series.
International career of Sarfaraz Ahmed
Talking about Sarfaraz’s international career, he played 54 Tests, 117 ODIs and 61 T20 International matches. In Tests, Sarfaraz scored 3031 runs at an average of 37.41, which included 4 centuries and 21 half-centuries. In 91 innings of ODI, the Pakistani batsman scored 2315 runs at an average of 33.55. During this period, 2 centuries and 11 half-centuries were scored. In T20 International, he scored 818 runs, which included 3 fifties.
